Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, elects its District Attorney on November 2, 2010. Two candidates are on the ballot, independent Robert Spence and Democratic incumbent Tommy Smith. According to this story in the Tuscaloosa News, Democrats may challenge Spence. Elections officials say … Continue reading
The North Carolina Bar Association sponsored a U.S. Senate debate held on June 26, and all three ballot-listed candidates participated. See this story. Michael Beitler, the Libertarian nominee, is apparently the first Libertarian Senate nominee in North Carolina to have … Continue reading
HR 1826, the bill in the U.S. House of Representatives to provide for public funding for congressional candidates, now has 156 co-sponsors. It gained three co-sponsors during the last two weeks. No other election law bill pending in Congress has … Continue reading
On June 25, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal signed HB 292. It ends partisan primaries for Congressional elections. All candidates for Congress will run on a single primary ballot in November. Usually someone gets over 50%, and there is no other … Continue reading
On June 25, a Colorado State District Court put Jennifer Coken on the Democratic primary ballot for State House, 4th district. Her petition had been invalidated because the Secretary of State had ruled that she didn’t have enough valid signatures. … Continue reading
