On December 12, the North Dakota Secretary of State’s office indicated that the Libertarian Party petition to be on the 2008 ballot has enough valid signatures. 7,000 were needed and the party submitted 8,500. Also on December 12, the Maryland … Continue reading
On December 5, Republican leaders of the U.S. House refused to put HR 5388 on the schedule of legislative business. HR 5388 is the bill to temporarily expand the size of the US House, so as to give the District … Continue reading
The December 2006 issue of New York Magazine cover story is about New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s interest in running for president in 2008, outside the two major parties. The article says that Unity.08 co-founder Doug Bailey is “openly … Continue reading
The only nationally-organized minor party that elected any state legislators this month was the Constitution Party, in Montana. Greens and Libertarians had expected to elect some also. Greens already had one state representative in Maine, John Eder of Portland. He … Continue reading
On November 20, several Washington state officials asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the state’s appeal, on the validity of the “top-two” primary. The U.S. Supreme Court hasn’t assigned a case number yet, but the case, if accepted, would … Continue reading
