Southern Political Report has this report, citing unnamed sources close to Florida Governor Charlie Crist, that Crist will soon announce that he is running as an independent candidate for the U.S. Senate. Thanks to Political Wire for the link.
On April 21, Ralph Nader’s attorney Oliver Hall argued in the D.C. Court of Appeals that the Pennsylvania court order, awarding $81,000 to the people who challenged Nader’s ballot access petition in 2004, was fundamentally unjust. See this story from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
The people who challenged Nader’s petition in 2004 used state government employees, on government time, as well as state government databanks and computers. Today is the first time that any court has been willing to hold oral arguments on Nader’s claim that the Pennsylvania challenge system, as it worked in 2004, is illegitimate.
The case is in court in Washington, D.C., because that is where Nader’s bank account is. Generally it is very tough for any attorney to persuade state courts in one state not to honor a court order from another state. Of course D.C. is not a state, but it has courts that are the functional equivalent of state courts. The D.C. Appeals Court is not the same as the U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C. Thanks to Ed Bortz for the link.
The Sun Sentinel of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has this interesting article about the reactions of various political figures to the idea that Governor Charlie Crist may run as an independent for the U.S. Senate this year. Among the figures quoted is John B. Anderson, who appeared on the ballot in all 50 states in 1980 as an independent presidential candidate. Anderson has a home in Florida and is 88 years old. Thanks to ThirdPartyDaily for the link.
On April 20, the California Senate Elections Committee passed SB 1346 by a vote of 3-2. This bill provides for Instant Runoff Voting for special elections for U.S. House and state legislature, if all the counties in that district agree.
On April 20, the California Senate Elections Committee passed SB 1346 by a vote of 3-2. This bill provides for Instant Runoff Voting for special elections for U.S. House and state legislature, if all the counties in that district agree.
