On August 24, the Credentials Committee of the Democratic National Convention voted to seat the full Florida and Michigan delegations. The vote was unanimous. Thus ends an intraparty struggle that spawned three federal lawsuits in Florida. Thanks to PoliticalWire for … Continue reading
On August 23, the Delaware Libertarian Party held its nominating convention. It nominated a registered Libertarian for U.S. House, Mark Anthony Parks. For two seats in the state House, it nominated candidates who are also the Republican nominees. They are … Continue reading
Ralph Nader has arrange to have a giant air-filled replica of the Liberty Bell, and also a giant air-filled bottle, placed in Invesco Field in Denver. That is the site of Barack Obama’s acceptance speech, set for August 28. The … Continue reading
As noted earlier, on August 18, a Republican Party official in Pennsylvania filed a challenge to Bob Barr’s appearance on the Pennsylvania ballot. Pennsylvania law provides for stand-ins on petitions, and provides that petitions should include a substitution committee, so … Continue reading
The Ecology Party was founded as a Florida party in late 2007, and has a webpage, www.ecologyparty.org, a platform, and state party officers. Ballot Access News had previously assumed, erroneously, that the Ecology Party was created by the 2008 Ralph … Continue reading
