Bob Barr, Libertarian Party nominee for President in 2008, filed as a declared write-in candidate for President in the District of Columbia, because he did not petition to get his name on the ballot. However, the D.C. Board of Elections … Continue reading
A Superior Court in Maine will hold a hearing in Ralph Nader v The Maine Democratic Party, et al, on August 6. The issue is whether the national Democratic Party and some other groups violated Nader’s right to run for … Continue reading
The Oregonian has this story about the Independent Party’s primary, which the party is paying for. The Independent Party, with approximately 56,000 registered members, is ballot-qualified. However, the Oregon law does not permit it to have a government-funded primary, because … Continue reading
According to this story, West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin now favors a special election for U.S. Senate in November 2010, to fill the vacancy created when Senator Robert Byrd died last month. Manchin will ask the Attorney General to issue … Continue reading
On July 7, the Texas Democratic Party abandoned its legal efforts to keep the Green Party off the Texas ballot this year. However, the party will keep the part of the lawsuit alive that seeks civil penalties, if a violation … Continue reading
