On November 6, the Tea Party qualified as a party for the Florida ballot. It should not be confused with the Boston Tea Party, which was already a ballot-qualified party in Florida. See this story. It is very easy for … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On November 6, 2009, Ralph Nader again asked the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to rehear the 2004 case over whether it was proper and constitutional for that Court to order him to pay approximately $80,000 to the people who challenged his … Continue reading
Here is the Libertarian Party’s response brief in Libertarian Party of New Hampshire v Gardner, the federal case over whether unqualified parties should be allowed to use stand-in presidential candidates on their petitions. Although it is short (only five pages), … Continue reading
The Working Families Party of New York has hired Judith Kaye to review its practices regarding New York campaign finance laws. Kaye is in private practice now but she was recently a justice on New York state’s highest state court, … Continue reading
On November 3, the two Virginia state legislators who were running for re-election were re-elected. They are Lacey Putney in the 19th district, and Watkins M. Abbitt in the 59th district. Putney was re-elected with 64.1% of the vote. His … Continue reading