The October 18 issue of the Philadelphia Inquirer has this op-ed by Oliver Hall, explaining why Pennsylvania is the only large-population state this year with a Democratic-Republican ballot monopoly for all statewide offices. … Continue reading
The five ballot-listed candidates for Governor of Maine debated each other in Bangor on October 11. See this story. … Continue reading
On October 8, California Lieutenant Governor Abel Maldonado, one of the leading proponents of the new “top-two” system in California (which is effective in 2011), filed a brief in the California State Court of Appeals, in the lawsuit Field v … Continue reading
On October 17, the Philadelphia Libertarian Party sent a courteous, formal letter to the Philadelphia County elections office, notifying the county of who the Libertarian write-in nominees are, and asking that write-ins be counted and tallied. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court … Continue reading
The Constitution Party lost its status as a qualified party in Wisconsin in 2006, because it failed to run any statewide candidates that year. Wisconsin requires parties to poll 1% of the vote for any statewide race in midterm years, … Continue reading
