On April 23, Yahoo!, The Huffington Post, and Slate, jointly announced that they will sponsor two primary season presidential debates, one for Republicans and one for Democrats. These will be on-line debates, probably in September 2007. They will be restricted … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On November 7, 2006, a dues-paying member of the Libertarian Party was elected to the city council of Johns Creek, Georgia. She is Karen Richardson, 41, the only African-American member of the 7-person city council. Johns Creek is a newly-incorporated … Continue reading
On August 23, Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle, a Republican, vetoed SB 1956. It would have provided that Hawaii join the proposed compact of states that would appoint presidential electors pledged to the presidential candidate who got the most popular votes … Continue reading
All the briefs have now been filed in Schaefer v Lamone, which challenges Maryland’s law putting candidates on primary ballots in alphabetical order. Schaefer v Lamone, 07-1003 (4th circuit).
On April 23, the Arizona House passed SB 1430 on a voice vote. Technically, the bill hasn’t passed the House yet; it passed “Committee of the Whole”, which is slightly different than passing the House itself. However, it is extremely … Continue reading