On October 15, Allen Stevo asked the 7th circuit for rehearing en banc, in his case over the number of signatures needed for an independent candidate for U.S. House in Illinois. Stevo v Keith, 08-3218. Illinois requires exactly 5,000 signatures … Continue reading
The October 27 issue of The New Yorker magazine has this feature article about Bob Barr and his presidential campaign. … Continue reading
On October 20, Tennessee State Senator Rosalind Kurita asked the 6th circuit to put her on the ballot as the Democratic nominee for State Senate in her district. Kurita v The State Primary Board of the Tennessee Democratic Party, 08-6245. … Continue reading
On October 20, a lower state court ruled that the Vermont Secretary of State was following the law when she disallowed the Green Party’s status as a qualified minor party, back in January 2008. The consequence is that Cynthia McKinney … Continue reading
See this article on Bloomberg, published October 20. Dean Barkley, the nominee of the Minnesota Independence Party, is at 18% in the polls, and is being included in all the debates with the Democratic and Republican nominees, Al Franken and … Continue reading
