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California held its primary last month. There were 2 US House races in which one of the major parties had no one printed on the ballot, but in which the party backed a particular write-in candidate in its own primary. … Continue reading
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On July 12, the Nebraska Supreme Court refused to hear Rodgers v Heineman. This was the case filed by voters who wish to have their write-ins counted for Tom Osborne for Governor, in November. Osborne had lost the Republican primary … Continue reading
On July 14, influential Democratic and Republican state legislators and party officials agreed to work for a different type of presidential primary in Michigan in 2008 and future elections. Past Michigan presidential primaries have been secret-party- choice primaries. However, what … Continue reading
On July 14, at the last possible hour, Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell removed Charlie Morrison from the November ballot. Morrison had qualified as an independent candidate for U.S. House in the 15th district (the district now represented by … Continue reading
On July 11, the Labor Party turned in 16,500 signatures to the South Carolina Election Commission. If 10,000 are valid, the Labor Party will be ballot-qualified for elections in 2007 and beyond. Although the Labor Party has existed nationally since … Continue reading