On July 17, Georgia held a special run-off congressional election to fill the vacancy in the 10th district. Because Georgia uses the “top-two” system for special elections, and because two Republicans placed first and second last month in the first … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On July 17, both Gallup and Zogby released polls for the major party presidential primary contests. Republican results: Gallup reported Giuliani 33%, Fred Thompson 21%, McCain 16%, Romney 8%, Paul 3%, Huckabee 2%, Brownback 2%, Tommy Thompson 1%, Duncan Hunter … Continue reading
Utah is one of 13 states in which the state income tax lists political parties, and asks taxpayers if they wish some small amount of money to be sent to any particular party. Utah taxpayers are typically sympathetic to minor … Continue reading
The case filed on July 12 in federal court, over the New York law that won’t let voters join a party without waiting a year (unless they had previously been unregistered voters) has a hearing in Albany on Thursday, July … Continue reading
On July 17, U.S. District Court Judge W. Allen Pepper denied the Mississippi Democratic Party request for reconsideration on whether voter ID must be shown at the polls in future Democratic primaries. In June 2007 that judge had ruled in … Continue reading