On July 24, several groups that conduct voter registration drives filed a lawsuit against New Mexico restrictions. A 2005 New Mexico law made it a crime for someone to fail to turn in a completed registration form within 48 hours … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2008
A presidential poll released July 28, by the Economist/YouGov/Polimetrix, shows: Obama 41%, McCain 38%, other 5%, won’t vote 2%, undecided 14%. See here for more details. The vote is broken down by age category. The “other” vote is highest for … Continue reading
Alabama is almost certain to be the only state with no independent or minor party candidates on the ballot this year, for any federal or state office other than president. On July 18, an independent candidate for Governor of North … Continue reading
On July 8, as had been previously noted, Wisconsin Assemblyman Jeff Wood said that he is leaving the Republican Party and is running for re-election as an independent candidate. Because he didn’t reveal this news until just before the primary … Continue reading
On July 25, New York city Mayor Mike Bloomberg spoke at a fund-raising breakfast for the Minnesota Independence party. Approximately 100 people each paid $100 to hear him speak; that money will benefit the Minnesota party. In his talk, Bloomberg … Continue reading
The Massachusetts Senate is expected to vote on HB 678 on Tuesday, July 29. That is the National Popular Vote bill, which has already passed the House. … Continue reading