On December 2, former U.S. Senator and former Governor Lowell Weicker said he would assist a planned lawsuit against Connecticut’s new bill on public funding. Weicker was elected Governor in 1990 on the “A Connecticut Party” ticket.
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The Nebraska Green Party expects to qualify for the 2006 ballot statewide, and also hopes its 2006 candidate for Secretary of State, Doug Paterson, will poll the needed 5% to keep the party on the ballot automatically for 2008. The … Continue reading
On September 15, 2005, the ACLU of Iowa sued the state, over the policy of forcing all voters to register Republican, Democratic or Independent. The suit was on behalf of the Green and Libertarian Parties. The state has still not … Continue reading
On December 1, the Connecticut legislature passed Bill 2103, which provides public funding for candidates for state office. All candidates would need to raise considerable amounts of private money, in order to receive public funding. But members of parties which … Continue reading
Maine state representative Joanne Twomey recently changed her voter registration from “Democratic” to “independent”. The Maine House of Representatives now as one Green and three independents. Thanks to Austin Cassidy’s thirdpartywatch for this news.