On June 1, the 2nd circuit directed a lower US District Court in New York state to decide whether New York violates the 14th amendment by disenfranchising prisoners, and simultaneously counting prisoners as residents of prison communities, instead of counting … Continue reading
On May 28, a group called Unity08 announced plans to choose an independent presidential candidate over the internet, and petition to get him or her on the November 2008 ballots. On May 31 the group was featured in the Washington … Continue reading
On May 30, the Arkansas Green Party submitted 18,000 signatures to the Secretary of State’s office, to qualify for party status. The statutory law requires slightly over 24,000 signatures. However, that law was declared unconstitutional in 1996. Arkansas appealed the … Continue reading
The Virginia Green Party has qualified its candidate for U.S. Senate. This is the first time the Green Party has completed a petition drive as difficult as 10,000 signatures anywhere in the South, except for the 2000 Green petitions in … Continue reading
On May 30, U.S. District Court Judge Myron Thompson, a Carter appointee, upheld Alabama’s June 6 petition deadline for minor parties and non-presidential independents. Swanson v Worley, 2:02cv644-T. The decision is only 7 pages long, and doesn’t even mention the … Continue reading
