The Federal Election Commission estimates no primary season matching funds will be paid until March 2008. Normally they would be paid on January 1, 2008. However, there isn’t enough money in the Presidential Campaign Federal Fund to pay for primary … Continue reading
Goshen, New York, held a special bond election on December 4, for the voters to decide “yes” or “no” on school construction. New York still uses mechanical voting machines. Those machines have counters in the back, much like car odometers. … Continue reading
Massachusetts has four ballot-qualified parties: Democratic, Republican, Green-Rainbow, and Working Families. The Working Families Party isn’t holding a presidential primary. The other three parties are holding a presidential primary. The Massachusetts Secretary of State has already released the list of … Continue reading
Oklahoma’s presidential primary filing ended on December 5. Candidates were required to pay $2,500. Eleven Republicans and seven Democrats filed. The most notable candidate who didn’t file was Joe Biden. Republicans who filed are Jerry Curry of Haymarket, Virginia; Daniel … Continue reading
On December 4, the Federal Election Commission filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Davis v FEC. Here is a copy of the FEC brief. In October 2007, Democratic U.S. House candidate Jack Davis had asked the U.S. … Continue reading
