On May 10, the Vermont legislature passed Senate Bill 86, the omnibus election law bill. It moves the petition deadline for independent candidates, and the nominees of unqualified parties, from June, to August. The presidential petition will always be due … Continue reading
David Weigel has this lengthy story in Slate about Bob Barr. It includes an account of his years with the Libertarian Party. … Continue reading
According to this story, it is somewhat likely that former Nebraska State Senator Chip Maxwell will run for U.S. House this year, 2nd district as an independent. If he runs, he needs 2,000 signatures by September 1. Maxwell was a … Continue reading
On May 15, a 5-party debate was held in Brussels, Belgium, for candidates who seek the Presidency of the European Commission. See this BBC story. European Parliamentary elections are being held May 22-25. Voters in the European countries that are … Continue reading
On May 16, SurveyUSA released this South Dakota poll, which has both the Governor’s race and the U.S. Senate race. For Governor, the results are: Republican Dennis Daugaard 57%, Democrat Joe Lowe 21%, independent Michael Myers 11%, undecided 10%. See … Continue reading
