On October 17, the Arkansas Green Party was notified that its petition has been certified. It is the only Arkansas party, other than the Democratic and Republican Parties, that is on the ballot for all office (the Libertarian Party is … Continue reading
Louisiana will be holding closed or semi-closed primaries for Congress starting in 2008. Louisiana has 5 qualified parties. Each party that desires to keep independents out of its congressional primaries must tell the Secretary of State by January 1, 2008. … Continue reading
On October 16, Massachusetts held a special election in the 5th U.S. House district. The results are: Democrat Niki Tsongas 51.32%, Republican Jim Ogonowski 45.10%, Constitution Party nominee Kevin Thompson .47%, independent Kurt Hayes 1.06%, and independent Patrick Murphy 2.05%. … Continue reading
On October 16, the Iowa Republican State Central Committee voted to set the Republican presidential caucus on the evening of January 3, 2008. Iowa Democrats don’t necessarily need to choose the same date, and have not yet decided when the … Continue reading
Utah’s deadline for candidates to file in presidential primaries is the earliest in the nation. That deadline was October 15. Candidates needed to file a declaration of candidacy and pay $500. Sam Brownback, for unknown reasons, did not file in … Continue reading
