Ohio holds its primary this year on May 4. The race for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate is between Ohio’s Lieutenant Governor, Lee Fisher, and Ohio’s Secretary of State, Jennifer Brunner. The State Column, which covers Ohio politics, has … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Ohio holds its primary this year on May 4. The race for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate is between Ohio’s Lieutenant Governor, Lee Fisher, and Ohio’s Secretary of State, Jennifer Brunner. The State Column, which covers Ohio politics, has … Continue reading
On April 12, the North Dakota Secretary of State said that the Libertarian Party’s petition for party status is valid, and the party will be on the 2010 ballot. See this story. This is the first time a party, other … Continue reading
On April 12, the Connecticut Joint Appropriations Committee passed HB 5021, the bill that eliminates the parts of the public funding law that discriminate against independent candidates and also discriminates against most minor party candidates.
As noted in a blog post on April 7, some residents of Kinston, North Carolina, filed a federal lawsuit to overturn Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act. Their specific complaint is that the Justice Department won’t let the … Continue reading