On October 1, New York Assemblymember Fred Thiele changed his party registration from “Republican” to member of the Independence Party. See this story. … Continue reading
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On October 2, a New York State Supreme Court in Rensselaer County invalidated 33 absentee votes cast in the Working Families Party primary of September 15, 2009. See this story. The case is Lambertsen v Bugbee, 230629. The Working Families … Continue reading
On October 2, a Siena College poll was released for the November 3, 2009 election for U.S. House in New York’s 23rd district. It shows Republican Dede Scozzafava 35%, Democrat Bill Owens 28%, Conservative Doug Hoffman 16%, undecided or other … Continue reading
In 2008, the California legislature passed AB 583, which would institute public funding in California, starting in 2014, only for the Secretary of State race. The law cannot go into effect unless it is approved by the voters, so it … Continue reading
Faye Coffield, an independent candidate for U.S. House in Georgia last year, brought a lawsuit in federal court last year, alleging that the requirements are so severe for an independent to get on the ballot for U.S. House, that they … Continue reading