Effective December 31, 2007, Charles Foster resigned as national chair of what might be called the “Texas-Florida” faction of the Reform Party. That group will now choose a new national chair. In the meantime, the lawsuit filed by the Rodney … Continue reading
Mike Huckabee is quoted in this newspaper story about a possible Mayor Bloomberg independent candidacy. Huckabee says, “I welcome him into the race” and speculates that a Bloomberg candidacy would help the Republican nominee to win. … Continue reading
On December 31, Alan Keyes paid his $2,500 filing fee to be on the Texas Republican presidential primary ballot. That ballot now has 9 candidates on it. Fred Thompson still hasn’t filed, but he is free to do so on … Continue reading
On December 28, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court construed one particular state law favorably to ballot access, in the case titled In re: Nomination Petition of Paulmier, no. 172 EAL 2007. The issue was a provision in the Pennsylvania Ethics Act … Continue reading
On December 31, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, a Republican, appointed fellow Republican Roger Wicker to the vacant U.S. Senate seat. Wicker is the current Congressman from the 1st district (the northeast part of the state). Mississippi election law is not … Continue reading
