One of the two Colorado Republicans running for Governor this year was eliminated from the primary because his petition was ruled insufficient. Marc Holtzman, former president of the University of Colorado, needed 10,500 valid signatures to get on the Republican … Continue reading
On May 18, HR 5388 passed the US House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform, by a vote of 29-4. It is now pending in the House Judiciary Committee. HR 5388 gives the District of Columbia a voting member in … Continue reading
On June 1, the 2nd circuit directed a lower US District Court in New York state to decide whether New York violates the 14th amendment by disenfranchising prisoners, and simultaneously counting prisoners as residents of prison communities, instead of counting … Continue reading
On May 28, a group called Unity08 announced plans to choose an independent presidential candidate over the internet, and petition to get him or her on the November 2008 ballots. On May 31 the group was featured in the Washington … Continue reading
On May 30, the Arkansas Green Party submitted 18,000 signatures to the Secretary of State’s office, to qualify for party status. The statutory law requires slightly over 24,000 signatures. However, that law was declared unconstitutional in 1996. Arkansas appealed the … Continue reading
