On October 20, U.S. District Court Judge Jerome Simandle, a Bush Sr. appointee, ruled that plaintiffs in Kerchner v Obama do not have standing to pursue their claim that President Obama does not meet the constitutional qualifications to be President. … Continue reading
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On October 21, the Virginia State Board of Elections voted to count the disputed 2,000 overseas ballots cast in the November 2008 election. A U.S. District Court earlier this month had ordered the Board to count them. They had not … Continue reading
According to this story, a recent Fairleigh Dickinson University poll of the New Jersey gubernatorial race shows independent candidate Chris Daggett at 17%. Daggett does better in polls that ask about him by name, according to this poll, indicating he … Continue reading
The Moderate Party, the only ballot-qualified party in Rhode Island other than the Democratic and Republican Parties, has announced that it has formed town committees in 17 of Rhode Island’s municipalities. Rhode Island only has 39 municipalities. The party says … Continue reading
On August 27, the Green Party of Arkansas had filed a federal lawsuit, alleging that the vote test for a party to remain on the ballot is unduly limited. The law seems to require a party to poll 3% for … Continue reading