Unity08 has begun telling how many members it has on its web page, unity08.org. On August 30 that web page reported 102,879 members. On September 12 that figure was adjusted to 103,947 members. Approximately 22,000 Unity08 members responded to a … Continue reading
Richard Winger
The faction of the Prohibition Party that does not recognize Earl Dodge as national chair is holding its presidential convention in Indianapolis, September 13-14. One of the delegates is blogging from the convention; see the link below. The blog reports … Continue reading
Ballot Access News has just learned that the Florida legislature this year altered nomination procedures for qualified minor parties. Under the old law, qualified parties with less than 5% of the voter registration nominated by convention. Under the new law … Continue reading
The California legislature adjourned for 2007 on September 12. The National Popular Vote Plan, which had passed the Senate months ago, was not taken up this year in the Assembly. It could still pass the Assembly in 2008, since California … Continue reading
On September 12, a New Hampshire House subcommittee heard testimony on HB 48, a bill to ease the definition of “political party.” After hearing from five witnesses, the subcommittee decided the ballot access issue is important enough to schedule another … Continue reading