Canada held a Parliamentary election on October 14. The results: 143 Conservatives, 76 Liberals, 50 Bloc Quebecois, 37 New Democratic, and 2 independents. The Green Party once more failed to win any seats. There are 308 seats. Although no party … Continue reading
On October 8, the daily newspaper for Los Alamos, New Mexico, endorsed independent Carol Miller for U.S. House, 3rd district. The third district is the northern part of New Mexico and includes Santa Fe. No incumbent is running. The other … Continue reading
Harvard History Professor Jill Lepore has an essay on the history of the government-printed ballot in the United States, in The New Yorker Magazine of October 13. It is a substantial article, covering six pages, yet it does not mention … Continue reading
C-SPAN will broadcast the October 19 debate between Ralph Nader, Cynthia McKinney, and Chuck Baldwin, although it is not yet known if it will be broadcast live. The debate will be Sunday evening, October 19, at Columbia University in New … Continue reading
On October 14, a U.S. District Court in Nashville ruled in favor of the Tennessee Democratic Party, and against State Senator Rosalind Kurita, in Kurita’s ballot access lawsuit. She says she will appeal to the 6th circuit. She had won … Continue reading
