At the November 7, 2007 election in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, six write-in candidates for local office won, even though they had ballot-listed opponents. See this story in the Scranton Times-Tribune. The article says that write-ins will be increasingly used in … Continue reading
Richard Winger
The national Libertarian Party web page features a fund-raising device, whereby donors to the party may indicate their first choice for the Libertarian presidential nomination, and the competitive rankings are related to the amount donated. Only three individuals seeking the … Continue reading
On November 19, the Connecticut Secretary of State released the names of major party presidential primary candidates. Republicans are Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, Duncan Hunter, Alan Keyes, John McCain, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, Tom Tancredo and Fred Thompson (9 names). … Continue reading
The results from Louisiana’s state run-off elections on November 17 produced these results in the State House: 53 Democrats, 50 Republicans, 2 independents. This is the largest number of Republicans in the Louisiana State House since the 1870’s. Note that … Continue reading
The November 19 edition of the Wall Street Journal has an excellent editorial about Oklahoma’s policy of making it a crime for somone not domiciled in Oklahoma to ask voters in Oklahoma if they wish to sign an initiative petition. … Continue reading