New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a registered independent, will be a speaker at the Minnesota Independence Party’s state fund-raiser on July 25. See this article. Perhaps this is a sign that Jesse Ventura has decided to run for U.S. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2008
A hearty thank you to Tim Thornburn of San Francisco, for giving Ballot Access News a new computer, and for installing it. The old one, seven years old, was giving hints that it wasn’t long for the world. Also thanks … Continue reading
On July 2, California SB 1322 passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee. It deletes some laws in the Education Code that discriminate against members of the Communist Party. If it is enacted into law, it may be then possible to delete … Continue reading
The Nation has this essay about election law problems in the United States. It is written by editor Katrina vanden Heuvel. It was posted on July 1 and will be in the next print edition. It comes close to criticizing … Continue reading
On July 2, the Missouri Secretary of State’s office announced that the Constitution Party petition has the required 10,000 signatures needed for ballot access. The Constitution Party is the only party likely to submit a successful petition in Missouri this … Continue reading
On June 30, the Committee for a United Independent Party asked the U.S. District Court in Idaho to intervene in Idaho Republican Party v Ysursa. The lawsuit, filed in April, seeks to force the Idaho state government to administer a … Continue reading