On October 17, the 6th circuit refused to issue an injunction, putting Tennessee State Senator Rosalind Kurita on the November ballot. After the election is over, the 6th circuit will weigh the constitutionality of Tennessee’s refusal to put the winner … Continue reading
The New York Times, October 16, has a medium-sized article about the Free & Equal Presidential Debate set for October 19. The title of the article, which is at the top of page A20, is “A Third-Party Forum.” Most surprisingly, … Continue reading
Scholastic Magazine has been conducting a mock presidential election for its readers (children in grades one through twelve) since 1940. The poll this year closed on October 10. Approximately 250,000 ballots were cast. Apparently the ballot this year only named … Continue reading
SurveyUSA released a presidential poll for Georgia on October 13. The results: McCain 51%, Obama 43%, other 4%, undecided 2%. Barr is the only “other” choice on the ballot, but write-ins are permitted. The same polling company released a similar … Continue reading
On October 9, U.S. District Court Judge Sam Haddon denied injunctive relief to Steve Kelly (independent candidate for U.S. Senate) on the grounds that since Kelly didn’t pay the filing fee, he has no standing to challenge the other ballot … Continue reading
