The dispute over which faction of the national Prohibition Party is the “legitimate” faction has a court hearing on January 16 in Media, Pennsylvania, at the Delaware County Courthouse. It starts at 10 a.m. The case is titled Residuary Trust … Continue reading
The regular session of the Florida legislature doesn’t start until March 6, 2007. Nevertheless, the House Ethics and Elections Committee held a hearing on January 10 on a proposed bill to move the Florida presidential primary from early March to … Continue reading
Illinois state representative Mike Boland will introduce a bill in February to move independent candidate petition deadlines from December of the year before the election, to June of election years. The bill will also lower the number of signatures for … Continue reading
On January 9, a Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court held a trial on whether the Green Party’s candidate for U.S. Senate in 2006 should be required to pay almost $89,668. This amount represents court costs, witness fees, and attorneys’ fees, for the … Continue reading
On January 12, an attorney for the national Reform Party argued before the 11th circuit that the Federal Election Commission’s repayment demand against the Reform Party should not be considered valid. The case arose because the Reform Party was entitled … Continue reading
