On May 11, Congressman Thomas Davis (R-Virginia) and Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC’s Democratic Delegate to the US House) held a press conference to announce their co-sponsorship of a new bill. The bill, which doesn’t have a number yet, would give … Continue reading
On May 10, a U.S. District Court Judge in Greenville, Mississippi, denied injunctive relief to the Mississippi Democratic Party. The party had filed a lawsuit in February 2006, hoping to win a ruling that it could exclude non-members of the … Continue reading
On May 10, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee passed HR 9, which extends the life of the federal Voting Rights Act. As passed by the Committee, the bill merely keeps the Act in existence, but does not amend it. The … Continue reading
On May 9, West Virginia held primaries for the two major parties. Richie Robb lost his bid to become the Democratic nominee for U.S. House, 2nd district. He polled 30%, placing third in a 3-way race to oppose the Republican … Continue reading
West Virginia’s only ballot-qualified party, other than the Republican and Democratic Parties, is the Mountain Party. On May 9, it announced its nominees for public office this November. They include the party’s first nominee for U.S. Senate (the party has … Continue reading
