S1257, the bill to give the District of Columbia a voting member of the House of Representatives, will be on the U.S. Senate floor starting approximately 2 p.m. eastern time, on Tuesday, Sep. 18. U.S. Senator Robert Byrd (D-W.V.) issued … Continue reading
The 2008 set of national presidential nominating conventions (of the parties whose nominee could theoretically be elected) happens to work out on a schedule of one convention per month. The Constitution Party meets April 22-27 in Kansas City. The Libertarian … Continue reading
The city of Modesto, California, is trying to persuade the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate a California election law that will force Modesto to elect its city councilmembers by district. The California law is somewhat like the federal voting rights … Continue reading
On September 17, the faction of the national Reform Party that lost the earlier jury trial in Tallahassee (the lawsuit called Reform Party of the USA v O’Hara) filed a motion for a new trial. The motion contains an affidavit … Continue reading
Unity08’s web page, www.unity08.com, has a blog section on the right-hand column. On September 14 the group posted its first detailed message about qualifying as a party. The posting shows that the group will concentrate first on Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, … Continue reading
