John Eder, who was elected to the Maine legislature in 2002, was re-elected on November 2, 2004, even though the legislature had redistricted the state house boundaries in 2003 and virtually abolished Eder’s district. Eder won a 2-person race with … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2004
California’s proposition 62, the “top two” method that put all candidates for congress and state office on the June primary ballot, and only permitted the top two vote-getters to be on the November ballot, only carried 6 counties (Butte, Nevada, … Continue reading
In Madison County, Ohio, elections officials used a marking pen on all ballots to blacken out the Libertarian and Constitution Party candidates for president, who had qualified for the ballot in Ohio and whose names had been printed on all … Continue reading
With most of the votes counted in California and Washington state, it appears that California voters have defeated Proposition 62, but Washington state voters have passed I-872. Both propositions would eliminate minor party members for congress and state office from … Continue reading
Below is the order of presidential candidates on the ballot in each state. States not named above either rotate names, or let each county choose their own ballot order. The states that let each county choose their own order are … Continue reading
(Updated in bold below.) At least 12 large newspapers have endorsed minor party nominees: Libertarians receiving endorsements: Jim Gray for US Senate in California, by the Long Beach Press-Telegram. Don Bernau for US House, Wisconsin first district, by the Wisconsin … Continue reading