On July 13, Donna Spring died at the age of 55. She had been one of the Green Party’s longest-serving public officials. She was in her fourth four-year term on the Berkeley, California city council. She had been working for … Continue reading
On July 17, Pennsylvania State Senator Mike Folmer (R-Lancaster and Lebanon Counties) contacted the Pennsylvania Ballot Access Coalition, and requested a copy of the Coalition’s original 2007 ballot access proposal. The Senator said he is not interested in Representative Kerry … Continue reading
On July 17, Bob Barr and his candidates for presidential elector in Oklahoma filed a lawsuit against the Oklahoma procedures for qualifying an independent presidential candidate. The procedures are so difficult that they have not been used since 1992. UPDATE: … Continue reading
On July 17, a U.S. District Court granted an injunction, putting the Ohio Libertarian Party on the November ballot, for president, Congress, and state legislative races. Libertarian Party of Ohio v Brunner, s.d., 2:08-cv-555. The basis for the injunction was … Continue reading
A Zogby/Reuters Poll released July 16 shows these results when voters are presented with a list of 4 presidential candidates: Obama 46%, McCain 36%, Barr 3%, Nader 3%, other or undecided 12%. See here for more details. When the voter … Continue reading
