The California NAACP recently released the list of its positions on statewide ballot measures. The group opposes Proposition 14, the “top-two” measure. Thanks to Blair Bobier for this news.
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The California Secretary of State has posted this unofficial list of candidates for the June 8, 2010 primary, for Congress and state office.
For the eight partisan statewide offices, each of the six ballot-qualified parties has someone running. The six ballot-qualified parties are Democratic, Republican, American Independent, Green, Libertarian, and Peace & Freedom.
For the 53 U.S. House races, Republicans are running someone in 52 districts, Democrats in 51, Libertarians in 21, American Independent in 7, Peace & Freedom in 7, and Green in 5. This is the largest number of AIP candidates for U.S. House in California since 1978, when there were eight.
All of the parties have contested primaries for Governor, except for the Libertarian Party. The Libertarian Party has a contested primary for the 59th Assembly district. Thanks to Ted Brown for the link.
The Birmingham News has this editorial in its March 27 issue. This is the third time that newspaper has urged the Alabama legislature to pass HB 142, the bill to cut the number of signatures for minor parties and non-presidential independent candidates in half. This editorial lists the names of the committee members and provides contact information.
On March 26, the South Carolina Democratic Party agreed to put Brian Doyle on its primary ballot as a candidate for U.S. House, 3rd district. Doyle, in the past, was convicted of a felony. On January 13, the party had said it would not let him file. Doyle had then sued the party, arguing that the U.S. Constitution does not permit the party to bar any candidate who is a member of the party and who meets the U.S. Constitutional requirements to be a member of Congress. The lawsuit had not yet reached any conclusion.
The party still hasn’t listed Doyle as a candidate on the party’s web page, but that may change.
The Contra Costa Times for March 27 has this op-ed expressing opposition to California’s Proposition 14. The op-ed is by Richard Winger.