Connecticut election law permits a political party to expel a registered member of that party, for “disloyalty.” The decision is in the hands of the party’s Registrar of Voters, for the town in which the individual lives. On August 25, … Continue reading
Richard Winger
The three qualified minor parties of Pennsylvania will ask the 3rd circuit for a rehearing in the ballot access case that lost on August 23 (Rogers v Cortes). The request will point out several significant factual errors in the decision. … Continue reading
On August 11, Christopher Miller endorsed Pat LaMarche for Governor of Maine. Miller challenged incumbent Maine Governor John Baldacci, a Democrat, in the June 2006 Democratic primary, and polled 25% of the vote. He campaigned on a platform of ending … Continue reading
On August 24, the Oregon Attorney General ruled that Constitution Party gubernatorial candidate Mary Starrett should remain on the ballot. A Republican had challenged her ballot status, saying that party officials had failed to run an advance legal notice in … Continue reading
At the recent Oklahoma primary, former Oklahoma State Representative Charles Key won the Republican nomination in the 90th House district. When Key was in the legislature in the past, he sponsored bills to improve the ballot access laws. Since he … Continue reading