The North Carolina State Senate Judiciary Committee will hear H88 on July 5 at 1 pm in room 1027 of the legislative building. H88 was introduced last year to cut the number of signatures for a new party to one-fourth … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On July 3, U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman announced that he will begin circulating a petition to get himself on the ballot this year as an independent candidate. He needs 7,500 valid signatures by August 9. The major party primaries are … Continue reading
Mexico voted for president on Sunday, July 2. Five parties were on the ballot for president. Preliminary results, which will be changing constantly for the next few days, are: Felipe Calderon (Nat. Action) 36.38%; Andres Lopez Obrador (Dem. Rev.) 35.34%; … Continue reading
Bill Redpath, elected national chair of the Libertarian Party in Portland, Oregon on July 2, is on the Board of the Center for Voting and Democracy (www.fairvote.org), which advocates proportional representation for legislative bodies, and instant-runoff voting for elections with … Continue reading
On July 10, the 3rd circuit will hear arguments in Rogers v Cortes, 06-2241. This is the minor party ballot access case. The case is being expedited so a decision will be in time for this year’s election.