Politico has this story about the U.S. Senate race in Connecticut in 2012. It concludes that incumbent Joe Lieberman, who was elected as an independent in 2006, would have a difficult time winning as an independent again when his term is up in two years.
On October 8, 2009, a U.S. District Court in Rhode Island had struck down a Central Falls city ordinance that made it illegal for a voter to sign petitions for two candidates running against each other for the same office. The city had appealed to the First Circuit. But on November 3, 2010, the First Circuit said the city’s appeal is moot. This is partly because the Rhode Island legislature passed a law in 2010 that requires all towns to let voters sign as many petitions as they wish. Fontes v City of Central Falls, 09-2516.
Even before the case started, it had already been the law in Rhode Island that voters could sign as many petitions (for the same office) for federal and state office as they wished. The case only arose because some towns in Rhode Island had a more restrictive policy.
The November 23 edition of the New York Times has a lengthy and respectful obituary for David Nolan. The obituary is also notable for seeming to suggest that minor parties have an important influence on the free circulation of ideas, even when they are not numerically strong.
UPDATE: the Washington Post obituary also has some of the characteristics of the Times obituary.
The November 23 edition of the New York Times has a lengthy and respectful obituary for David Nolan. The obituary is also notable for seeming to suggest that minor parties have an important influence on the free circulation of ideas, even when they are not numerically strong.
UPDATE: the Washington Post obituary also has some of the characteristics of the Times obituary.
The Washington Post has this summary of the crowded field for the Chicago Mayoral election, including coverage of the legal controversy over whether Rahm Emanuel meets the residency requirement. Twenty candidates filed petitions by the November 22 deadline. The election is set for February 22. Thanks to ElectionLawBlog for the link. One of the candidates is outgoing U.S. Senator Roland Burris. Another is the man who lives in the Chicago home owned by Emanuel.
In 2008, the Independent American Party elected the County Clerk of Eureka County, Nevada, Jackie Berg. She was up for re-election this month. On election night she seemed to have defeated her Republican opponent by 376-373. But a recount was held, and the new results are 373-373. The tie will be settled on Friday, November 26, by a card drawing. See this story. UPDATE: the drawing is Friday, December 3.
The Independent American Party definitely won three other partisan county elections in Nevada this month.