The Northwest Valley News of Glendale, Arizona, has this story about the upcoming Green Party ballot access lawsuit, challenging the Arizona law that prevents the party from using out-of-state circulators and also the February 2010 petition deadline. The court hearing, as the article says, is January 11.
The November 1, 2009 Arizona registration tally shows: Republican 36.26%, Democratic 33.31%, Libertarian .80%, Green .14%, independents and others 29.49%.
Just prior to the November 2008 election, the percentages had been: Republican 37.44%, Democratic 34.22%, Libertarian .61%, Green .13%, independents and others 27.60%.
The actual numbers for the November 1, 2009 tally are: Republican 1,127,162; Democratic 1,035,576; Libertarian 24,842; Green 4,261; independents and others 916,856.
The December 28 issue of the Biloxi, Mississippi, Sun Herald, has this story about Brian Moore’s ongoing lawsuit to settle the exact deadline for candidates to file presidential elector paperwork to be on the ballot. The lawsuit is more than a year old, and is far from being settled. This is apparently the first time that any newspaper in Mississippi has mentioned the case.
The Capital Times of Madison, Wisconsin has this story about the National Popular Vote Plan movement, in its December 28 issue. It says that the organization expects to have bills introduced for the plan in 44 states during 2010.
The December 28 issue of the Providence Journal has this comprehensive story on the state of Rhode Island politics, including a section toward the end about the Moderate Party.
