See this story, which describes the first 2012 Jill Stein presidential ads made for television.
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See this story, which reports that Al Gore now supports the National Popular Vote Plan bill. The article quotes Gore as saying that even after the 2000 presidential election was decided, he still supported the existing system. But, having thought about it and noticed that voters in most states feel their vote doesn’t really help determine the outcome, he has changed his mind.
On August 31, a lawsuit was filed in the Arkansas Supreme Court to remove the medical marijuana initiative from the November ballot. See this story. The lawsuit does not maintain that the initiative did not have enough signatures. Instead, it says if the voters passed the measure, that would violate federal law.
See this newspaper story for a brief account of the August 31 hearing on whether the Libertarian Party should remain on the ballot for President in Iowa. The judge said he will rule on Tuesday, September 4. Thanks to Brian Moore for the link.
On August 31, a lower state court in Arizona determined that the top-two open primary initiative has enough valid signatures to be on the ballot. See this story.