On September 9, the Ohio Supreme Court unanimously expanded the ability of independent candidates to run for judicial office, including not only judgeship elections, but elections for Clerk of a Court. The decision is State ex rel Coughlin v Summit … Continue reading
Oregon has released new registration data, reflecting the August 15 totals. Compared with the tally of June 15, the Working Families Party has increased its registration 27%, and now has .40% of the state’s registered voters. This makes it the … Continue reading
The New York City Board of Elections has disqualified three independent candidates for Mayor, because their petitions were obviously deficient on their face. Generally this is because the total number of signatures on their petition was a smaller number than … Continue reading
Australia held a Parliamentary election on September 7. All of the seats in the House, and slightly over half the seats in the Senate, were up. Although not all results are final, Australia’s minor parties did better than they usually … Continue reading
The Wisconsin Libertarian Party recently endorsed a campaign to make it possible for individual homeowners to more easily obtain electricity from solar power. The party’s stance then got publicity in Midwest Energy News, an on-line news service established in 2010 … Continue reading
