On August 30, Tucson, Arizona, held partisan primaries for Mayor and other city office. No one had filed to be on the Republican ballot for Mayor, but a write-in candidate polled enough votes to be nominated. The only party with … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2011
On August 30, South Carolina held a special election to fill the vacancy in the State House, tenth district. Constitution Party nominee Dave Ballard polled 16.0%; his only opponent, Republican Joshua Putnam, polled 84.0%. See this story. … Continue reading
On August 30, U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Bataillon issued opinions in two closely related cases, Bernbeck v Gale, 4:10cv-3001, and Citizens in Charge v Gale, 4:09cv-3255. In the Citizens in Charge case, the judge struck down the Nebraska law … Continue reading
On August 23, a California Superior Court Judge in Solano County dismissed the lawsuit King v Robinson, FCS034452. This is the lawsuit over which faction in the California American Independent Party represents the party. The faction that is allied with … Continue reading
Pennsylvania State Senator Jane Orie has been charged with tampering with evidence, and faces sixteen felony charges. She also still faces a retrial in charges filed last year, in which the prosecutor believes state employees worked on her re-election campaign … Continue reading
A U.S. District Court in Camden will hold another hearing in Lewis v Guadagno on Thursday, September 1. See this story. The issue is whether Carl Lewis should be on the November 8, 2011 ballot as the Democratic nominee for … Continue reading