The Lubbock, Texas Avalanche-Journal has this story, drawing attention to the small number of candidates on the November 2010 Texas ballot for state legislature. Sixteen seats are up in the State Senate. Democrats have candidates in eight of them, and … Continue reading
On September 8, U.S. District Court Judge Richard W. Roberts upheld a post office regulation that bans petitioning on postal sidewalks if the sidewalks are not parallel to, or not seemingly part of, sidewalks that run along streets. The decision … Continue reading
On September 10, three of the Green Party nominees in Arizona who were considered “outsiders” by party leaders withdrew, even though a court ruled yesterday that they should be on the ballot. See this story. Ironically, some or all of … Continue reading
The Oregon Working Families Party is running a member of that party for U.S. Senate. He is Bruce Cronk. He will be opposing incumbent U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, a Democrat. This is the first time the Working Families Party in … Continue reading
On September 8, U.S. Senator Roland Burris asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower court opinion that says the only candidates on the ballot in this year’s special election for U.S. Senate should be the same candidates who … Continue reading
