Thanks to Independent Political Report for the news that Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman and his wife both changed their registration from “Democratic” to “Independent” on December 15. See this story, in which Mayor Goodman says he hasn’t decided yet whether to run for Governor of Nevada in 2010 as an independent, but that he doesn’t approve of the two major parties.
The Boston Globe of December 16 has this editorial, telling the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in next month’s special election that she is wrong to refuse to debate, unless all three ballot-qualified candidates are invited.
The person who wrote this editorial probably doesn’t know that in Minnesota in 1998, every gubernatorial debate included Jesse Ventura, and there were dozens of such debates, all year long, in the primary season as well as the general election season. The Boston Globe says the independent, Joseph L. Kennedy, is “little-known”. Obviously, if he were included in all the debates, that problem would be overcome.
On December 15, the California State Auditor began accepting applications for service on the Redistricting Commission. Here is the webpage for the explanation of how to apply, and the application itself. The Commission will draw the legislative district boundaries after the 2010 census. Thanks to California Forward for the link.
The New York Daily News has this story about the Working Families Party of New York. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York is investigating whether the campaign finance practices of the Working Families Party in New York in the 2009 city elections were proper.
On December 11, a Nevada District Court Judge in Carson City ruled that any registered voter who lives in a particular jurisdiction may sign a recall petition. The ruling overrides the Secretary of State’s position, which is that only a registered voter in that area who actually voted in the previous election may sign such a petition. The case is Waymire v Miller, 08-oc-00244.
As a result, it is likely that a recall election will now be held in Boulder City, to determine if two particular city council members should be recalled. However, there may be an appeal.
