On October 4, an Illinois State Court of Appeals upheld a decision of a lower state court, keeping the Constitution Party statewide slate of nominees off the ballot. The State Court of Appeals says the slate has 24,935 valid signatures. … Continue reading
On October 5, the three candidates for Ohio Secretary of State debated each other. See this story. The three candidates are Democrat Maryellen O’Shaughnessy, Republican Jon Husted, and Libertarian Charlie Earl. Ballot Access News has been tracking debate inclusion starting … Continue reading
On October 4, SurveyUSA published a poll for three California statewide contests: Governor, U.S. Senator, Lieutenant Governor. The poll shows Democrats leading all three contests, and a significant “other” percentage, especially for Lieutenant Governor. For Governor, the poll shows: Jerry … Continue reading
The California Citizens Redistricting Commission will draw the boundaries for state legislative districts, after the 2010 census data is available (unless the voters vote for a ballot measure next month, Proposition 27, that would abolish the Commission). The Commission will … Continue reading
New York city councilmember Charles Barron is running for Governor of New York on the Freedom Party ticket. Although he is a registered Democrat, he and the Freedom Party are unhappy that no statewide nominee of the Democratic Party this … Continue reading
