On July 4, the voters of the Rambouillet district held a special election to fill a vacancy in the French Chamber of Deputies. Green Party nominee Anny Poursinoff placed first, among a field of seven. Because she didn’t get 50%, … Continue reading
On July 13, a Reuters/Ipsos poll was released for the U.S. Senate race in Florida. Independent candidate Charlie Crist has 35%; Republican Marco Rubio 28%; Democrat Kendrick Meek 17%. See this story. The Florida primary has not been held yet, … Continue reading
July 13 is the deadline for independent candidate petitions in Georgia. Brad Bryant, the state’s Schools Superintendent, tried and failed to collect the needed 44,089 valid signatures. His campaign only collected 36,000. He is a Republican, but he was forced … Continue reading
On July 13, the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that the U.S. Constitution permits a state to provide public funding to parties that polled 20% for Governor in the previous gubernatorial election, and not to independent candidates or new … Continue reading
Last week, Common Cause and Public Campaign said they will spend $15,000,000 in the next few months to gain public support for S752 and HR1826, the bills in Congress to provide for public funding for candidates for Congress. See this … Continue reading
