On July 30, the Louisiana Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal of Jimmy Fahrenholtz, who wanted to run for U.S. House in the Democratic primary on September 6. The State Court of Appeals had earlier tied 4-4 on whether … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2008
The Behavior Research Center’s Rocky Mountain Poll released this Arizona presidential poll on August 1: McCain 43%, Obama 38%, Nader 3%, other and undecided 16%. See details here. What is most notable about this poll is not the result, but … Continue reading
The West Virginia Constitution Party submitted 20,610 signatures to be on the 2008 ballot for president. Some of them had been turned in previously and have an 80% validity rate. Unfortunately the petition only counts for president. In order to … Continue reading
Both Pennsylvania and West Virginia require minor party and independent presidential petitions to be submitted on August 1. In both states, one or another minor party is struggling with that deadline. The Pennsylvania deadline seems very vulnerable to challenge. The … Continue reading
The New Jersey Elections Department has certified Chuck Baldwin for the November ballot, despite the glitch that the petitions were submitted three days late. The state had erroneously issued petition blanks that clearly said they are due on August 11. … Continue reading