Arkansas Greens Polling Between 23% and 26% in Statewide Two-Party Races

Posted on by September 10, 2010
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The Republican Party of Arkansas is not running anyone for three statewide races in Arkansas this year.  The only names on the ballot for those three races are Democrats and Greens.  This recent poll finds the Greens in these three races polling between 24% and 26%.  Of course minor parties always do well in races in which they are the only opposition to a single major party nominee, but these results are unusually good for the Greens, even in this type of race.  In similar races in 2008 in Arkansas, Greens got approximately 20%.

The poll is unusual, because it also took the trouble to see what the results would be if party labels were not revealed.  Greens don’t do as well when party labels are hidden.  The three statewide races with only a Democrat and a Green this year are for Attorney General, Treasurer, and Auditor.

U.S. District Court Judge in Arizona Won’t Block Green Party Nominees from the Ballot

Posted on by September 9, 2010
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On the evening of September 9, a U.S. District Court in Arizona refused to block eleven Green Party nominees from appearing on the November ballot, even though Green Party officials had asked that they be blocked.  See this story.  For more details, see this story.  The case is still alive and the constitutional issues will continue to be litigated.  Here is the 10-page order denying an injunction.

U.S. District Court Expected to Rule in Arizona Green Party Case Sometime in Next Twelve Hours

Posted on by September 9, 2010
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A U.S. District Court heard arguments in Arizona Green Party v Bennett on September 9.  All sides are expecting a ruling either on the evening of September 9, or early morning on September 10, according to this story.  Maricopa County, which has over half the state’s population, says it must start printing its ballots by the morning of September 10.

Lawsuit Arguing for Harsh Interpretation of Nevada Ballot Access Law is Dismissed

Posted on by September 9, 2010
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On August 31, Citizen Outreach had sued the Nevada Secretary in state district court in Carson City, arguing that Nevada election laws require a new party to submit two separate petitions if they want to be on the ballot:  first, a petition for each statewide nominee, due in March, signed by 250 voters; and then a completely separate petition in June, signed by slightly more than 9,000 signatures.  On September 9, that case was dismissed on the grounds that it should have been filed months ago.  See this story.

The motivation for the lawsuit had been to remove Jon Ashjian from the November ballot.  He is the Tea Party candidate for U.S. Senate.  However, if the lawsuit had succeeded, the Green Party would also be off the ballot.