On October 13, the Green, Libertarian and Conservative Parties of New Jersey had filed a lawsuit in New Jersey state court, over several election law issues of discrimination against minor parties. The state still hasn’t answered the complaint, and is … Continue reading
On December 12, voters in Texas’ 23rd US House district chose Ciro Rodriguez to be the district’s new member of Congress. He is a Democrat. The vote was Rodriguez 54%, incumbent Henry Bonilla (a Republican) 46%. The 23rd district is … Continue reading
On December 12, U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Ca) and U.S. House members Robert Wexler (D-Fl) and Rush Holt (D-NJ) said they will try to pass a bill in 2007, outlawing vote-counting machines that don’t create a paper trail. Senator Feinstein … Continue reading
Oregon State Senator Ben Westlund announced on December 12 that he has registered as a Democrat. He had been re-elected in 2004 as a Republican, but he had become an independent in 2005 and had qualified as an independent candidate … Continue reading
Randy Stufflebeam, Constitution Party nominee for Illinois Governor, received 19,020 write-ins on November 7. This is the highest number of write-ins ever received by any minor party or independent candidate for any office in Illinois history. The previous Illinois record … Continue reading
