On August 11, the Riverbank, California city government said it would not try to remove Jesse James White from its city council. A grand jury had recommended that he be unseated, because he wasn’t a registered voter when he was … Continue reading
On August 10, the Democratic Party of New York’s 23rd U.S. House district chose attorney Bill Owens to be the Democratic nominee in the upcoming special election for that seat. Owens, 60, says he has been a registered independent since … Continue reading
On August 6, the 9th circuit issued an order setting a briefing schedule for Nader v Cronin, 08-16444. The issue in the case is whether a state may require six times as many signatures for a single independent presidential candidate … Continue reading
A Quinnipiac Poll released on August 11 shows the following for the New Jersey gubernatorial race: Chris Christie (Republican) 46%, Jon Corzine (Democrat) 40%, Chris Daggett (independent) 7%, other or undecided 7%. No candidate for Governor of New Jersey, other … Continue reading
Long-time Chicago columnist and blogger Dennis Byrne has this op-ed in the Chicago Tribune of August 11. His point is that no one is in charge of determining whether candidates for federal office meet the constitutional qualifications. Of course, the … Continue reading
