As of the evening of March 6, half the votes in the Texas Democratic caucuses still haven’t been counted. See this story. These caucuses elect 67 delegates. Thanks to Eric Garris. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2008
Several days ago, Matt Gonzalez (Ralph Nader’s running mate this year) said he was switching his registration from “Green” to “independent” to avoid ballot access problems in Idaho, Oregon and Delaware. It turns out that Idaho would not have disqualified … Continue reading
On March 6, South Dakota Supervisor of Elections Kea Warne ruled that any adult may circulate a petition to qualify a new party in South Dakota. In 2007, the legislature had passed a bill saying only South Dakota residents may … Continue reading
The joint Nader-Constitution Party lawsuit against Hawaii’s petition-checking procedures had been set for a trial in federal court in Honolulu for March 4. However, it is been postponed until March 10. Thanks to Dorothy Cornell for this news.
The Arizona Libertarian Party was entitled to its own government-financed presidential primary last month. But the party, as it had done once before, asked the state government not to hold a presidential primary for itself. Instead, the party planned its … Continue reading