On October 14, all three candidates for Governor of Georgia debated each other. See this story. The candidates are Republican Nathan Deal, Democrat Roy Barnes, and Libertarian John Monds.
Georgia provides for a run-off general election if no one gets 50% in November. Monds was asked who he would vote for if there is a run-off between the two major party nominees. He refused to say.
Students for Liberty, and Free & Equal, are sponsoring a gubernatorial debate and inviting all six candidates who are on the California ballot. It is expected that the nominees of the American Independent, Green, Libertarian, and Peace & Freedom Parties will attend. It would be a pleasant surprise if either the Democratic nominee or the Republican nominee also attend. The debate is at California State University at Sacramento. The date is October 28, but the exact hour, and the room, are not yet set.
On October 14, a U.S. Senate debate was held in West Virginia. Participants included three of the four candidates on the ballot: Republican John Raese , Mountain Party nominee Jesse Johnson, and Constitution Party nominee Jeff Becker. See this story. The Democratic nominee, Joe Manchin, did not attend, but he did provide written answers to the debate questions.
All four candidates will debate on October 18; see this story. That debate will be televised and will be the first televised debate in West Virginia that includes a minor party debating major party opponents. Thanks to the commenters for improving the accuracy of this post.
According to this story, 26 counties in Illinois (out of 102) failed to obey the new federal law that says overseas absentee ballots must be mailed no later than September 18 this year.
On October 18, U.S. District Court Judge Michael Barrett will hear arguments in Liberty Township Tea Party v International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 648, southern district of Ohio 1:10-cv-707. The issue is whether a private property owner who rents out space for a polling place may stop leafletting outside the polling place, in the area beyond 100 feet of the polling place door.
This particular Ohio polling place is a union local headquarters. Union officials told Katherine Dirr that she could not stand on their property with a sign that said “Stop Obama Care”, on primary election day in May 2010. Ohio election law does not permit electioneering within 100 feet of the polls, but she was beyond the 100 foot limit. She and the Liberty Township Tea Party argue that if the union is correct, then the union could permit electioneering and leafletting (outside the 100 foot zone) for one side of an issue, but not the other side. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the news.
