Mary Norwood, the independent candidate for Chair of the Fulton County, Georgia, Commission, sued Fulton County elections officials on July 22, because they refused to accept her filing fee on July 3, because the law says she should have paid … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2010
On July 23, Delaware Governor Jack Markell signed HB 425. It reduces the number of registrants a party needs to be ballot-qualified, for 2010 only, from 612 members, to 306 members. This has the effect of immediately putting the Green … Continue reading
The July 25 New York Post has this story about Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, and how he is once again challenging his Republican opponent’s signatures. Silver had no Republican opponent in 2000, 2002, and 2004, although he did in 2006 … Continue reading
The July 25 San Antonio Express-News has this lengthy and interesting story about the Texas Green Party and its fight to get on the ballot this year. But what is most revealing about the story is the very last paragraph, … Continue reading
On July 24, the Arkansas Green Party held its state nominating convention. Jim Lendall is the party’s nominee for Governor. If he gets 3% in November 2010, the party will enjoy qualified status automatically for 2012. Lendall will be the … Continue reading
On July 23, the Rhode Island Secretary of State used a random procedure to determine the order in which parties would appear on the November 2010 ballot. The Moderate Party will appear first, followed by the Democratic Party, then the … Continue reading