On October 3, the voters of Fairbanks North Star Borough elected Mike Musick to the Assembly. He is a registered Green; the election itself is non-partisan. He won a two-person race against a former member of the Borough Assembly who … Continue reading
Although the Reform Party only has statewide candidates in two states this year (Florida and Kansas), it has candidates for the U.S. House, or for the state legislature, in additional states, specifically Arizona, Colorado, Maine, and Mississippi. In California, the … Continue reading
On October 5, the Center for the Study of the American Electorate released its study of voter turnout in the 2006 primaries. The Center says only 15.2% of the eligible electorate voted in the 2006 primaries, the lowest turnout for … Continue reading
On October 6, the Ohio Attorney General’s office informed counsel for the Ohio Libertarian Party that the state will not ask for a rehearing after all, in the ballot access victory won on September 6. However, he said Ohio will … Continue reading
On Oct. 4, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed AB 2946, which would have made it illegal to pay initiative circulators per signature. He also vetoed SB 1598, which would have required that each initiative petition sheet say whether the circulator … Continue reading
