COFOE (the Coalition for Free & Open Elections) has just mailed a letter to each of the 18 senators on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. The letter asks each senator to consider questioning Judge Alito about his stand on equal … Continue reading
Jim Gilchrist, American Independent (Constitution Party) nominee received 25.1% of the vote. The Republican, State Senator John Campbell, won with 44.7%; the Democrat is second with 28.0%. The Green polled 1.3% and the Libertarian polled .9%. Gilchrist’s showing is the … Continue reading
On November 1, the 6th circuit heard arguments in Nader v Land, over whether the Michigan Secretary of State should have put Ralph Nader on the ballot as the Reform Party nominee last year. Nader’s attorney, law professor Bruce Afran, … Continue reading
The Libertarian Party’s ballot access lawsuit in Oklahoma was to have had a pretrial conference on November 30, 2005, but at the request of the state, it has been delayed again, until March 22, 2006. It is conceivable that the … Continue reading
Effective November 15, 2005, Kentucky started tallying people who register as members of certain minor parties. Kentucky has always let people register in any group, since the voter registration form asking “party membership” has a blank line. But in the … Continue reading
