Rhode Island has had a party called the Cool Moose Party since 1994. At the November 7, 2006 election, its founder, attorney Robert J. Healey, polled 13.4% of the vote for Lieutenant Governor. He campaigned on a pledge to try … Continue reading
Montana voters choose the Clerk of the State Supreme Court in a partisan election (Indiana is the only other state in which voters vote on that office). At last week’s election in Montana, there were 3 candidates on the ballot: … Continue reading
On November 14, a U.S. District Court in Indiana issued an injunction against Indiana regulations that make it impermissible for candidates for State Judge to answer questionaires about their legal and political views. Indiana Right to Life v Shepard, 4:04cv-0071 … Continue reading
On November 13, state Superior Court Judge Stephanie Joannides heard oral arguments in Green Party of Alaska v State, 3AN-05-10787. The issue is Alaska’s definition of “party”. That definition says that a party without registration of 3% must poll 3% … Continue reading
On November 13, a staffer from the Pennsylvania House Government Committee telephoned Ken Krawchuk (a ballot access activist) and invited Pennsylvania ballot access activists to meet with some legislators on that committee about ballot access policy. This is a good … Continue reading
