On November 8, Arkansas held a special election to fill the vacant State Senate seat, 4th district. The results: Republican Mike Lamoureux 70.09%, Democratic John Burnett 21.30%, independent Tachany Evans 8.61%. When this seat has last been filled, in November … Continue reading
On November 30, one New Jersey legislator, Assemblymember John McKeon, had introduced A4271, to provide that when a vacancy occurs in the U.S. Senate, the Governor must appoint someone from the same party as the Senator who had just vacated … Continue reading
The U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd circuit, will hear Connecticut’s appeal in Green Party of Connecticut v Garfield on January 13, 2010. The issue is whether the Constitution prohibits states from passing public funding measures for state office that are … Continue reading
Louisiana, and approximately half the remaining states, will not let a candidate who qualifies under the independent candidate procedures list his or her party label on the ballot (except that Louisiana does permit labels for presidential candidates). In other words, … Continue reading
The group that lobbies for better ballot access for minor parties in Oklahoma, and which lobbies for better ballot access for independent candidates for President as well, is OBAR, “Oklahoma Ballot Access Reform.” It meets at 11 a.m. on Saturday, … Continue reading
