On November 7, the Constitution Party nominee for Agriculture Commissioner, Paul Riley, polled approximately 7.0% of the vote. He had both a Democratic and a Republican opponent. With 99% of the votes counted, Riley has 49,382 votes. The Republican nominee … Continue reading
On November 7, a lower state court in Michigan ruled that it is unconstitutional for the state to hold presidential primaries for the two major parties and then give the list of participants only to those two major parties. Grebner … Continue reading
On November 7, a Michigan state court will hear Grebner v State. This is the interesting lawsuit over whether Michigan’s presidential primary law is constitutional. The law provides that voters cannot vote in either major party presidential primary unless they … Continue reading
See http://thirdpartywatch.com for a good summary of how various minor party candidates did in the November 6, 2007 election. In Kentucky, Republican Secretary of State Trey Grayson was re-elected. Grayson wants to eliminate the straight-ticket device, while Grayson’s Democratic opponent … Continue reading
Massachusetts HB 678, the National Popular Vote Plan, cleared all House Committee hurdles on October 24, and will probably receive a vote on the House floor in the next ten days.
