Carole Strayhorn is currently suing Texas over a regulation that won’t permit multiple turn-ins of signatures. Although she turned in 223,000 signatures on May 9, she turned in another 6,000 on May 11, the deadline. The state accepted the 2nd … Continue reading
On May 12, the Missouri legislature adjourned, without passing SB 726, the bill which gives more flexibility to newly-qualifying parties to decide whom to run for president. However, the legislature passed SB 1014, which eliminates the straight-ticket voting device. Generally, … Continue reading
On May 12, State Senator James Meeks of Illinois announced that he will unveil a slate of statewide candidates (presumably, under the party label “Honesty and Integrity”) on May 20. He didn’t say if he will be the gubernatorial candidate … Continue reading
It had been looking as though Alabama was going to be the only state with a statewide ballot access monopoly for Democrats and Republicans in November 2006. It had seemed as though every other state with a statewide partisan race … Continue reading
Noon on May 12 was the deadline for candidates for Congress in Florida. In the U.S. Senate race, 4 independents, but no minor party nominees, will be on the November ballot. In U.S. House races, Democrats fielded a candidate in … Continue reading
