The ballot-qualified Progressive Party of Oregon held a nominating convention on August 19, and nominated five congressional candidates, one nominee for state office, and two for partisan county office. The nominee for State Office is Walt Brown, who is running … Continue reading
On August 19, an Insider/Advantage/WSB-TV poll was released for the U.S. Senate and gubernatorial races in Georgia. For U.S. Senate, the poll shows: Republican Johnny Isakson 47%; Democrat Michael Thurmond 35%; Libertarian Chuck Donovan 7%; undecided 11%. For Governor, the … Continue reading
On August 16, Barry Hess and several other individuals sued Maricopa County, Arizona, over security issues involving vote-counting machines. The other plaintiffs include for State Senator Karen Johnson. See this story. The story has a link to the complaint, but … Continue reading
The Leesville, Louisiana Daily Leader has this story about the August 28 primary for the Libertarian Party. The story also covers one of the two candidates for the party’s nomination for U.S. Senate. Thanks to Gene Berkman for the link. … Continue reading
On August 19, U.S. District Court Judge D. Brock Hornby upheld several Maine campaign finance laws, but also struck down two features of those laws. Here is the 37-page decision in National Organization for Marriage v McKee, 09-538. The laws … Continue reading
