Oregon held its primaries on May 20, 2008. No one ran in the Republican primary for Attorney General. Under Oregon election law, when no one appears on the ballot in a partisan primary, elections officials must tally all write-ins (Oregon … Continue reading
The Texas Libertarian Party will have 12 State Senate nominees, and 86 State House nominees, for a total of 98 legislative nominees. This is the highest number of legislative nominees that any minor party has run for the Texas legislature … Continue reading
On June 12, the Working Families Party of New York released a list of 143 legislative candidates who have received the party’s backing. All are Democrats or Republicans who are also running for a major party nomination. The Working Families … Continue reading
On June 16, the U.S. Supreme Court put out several full opinions, but it did not release the pending election law decision, Davis v Federal Election Commission, which challenges part of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law. The only two remaining … Continue reading
On June 13, Ross Perot launched this web site. The purpose of the site is to again attract attention to the growing national debt. That issue was one of Perot’s major campaign points in 1992. Thanks to Jack Dean. … Continue reading
