The national Libertarian Party web page features a fund-raising device, whereby donors to the party may indicate their first choice for the Libertarian presidential nomination, and the competitive rankings are related to the amount donated. Only three individuals seeking the Libertarian presidential nomination have qualified to have their totals placed on the page (by being over $5,000), but anyone can assist any candidate. The three whose totals are showing up on the web page are Wayne Allyn Root ($6,940), Mike Jingozian ($6,770) and Daniel Imperato ($5,185). Also pictured are John Finan, Barry Hess, Dave Hollist, Bob Jackson, Steve Kubby, Alden Link, Robert Milnes, George Phillies, and Christine Smith. The contest will last until May 23, 2008. To see the party’s national web page, go here.

The results from Louisiana’s state run-off elections on November 17 produced these results in the State House: 53 Democrats, 50 Republicans, 2 independents. This is the largest number of Republicans in the Louisiana State House since the 1870’s. Note that if one more Republican had been elected and one more Democrat defeated, the two independents would have held the balance of power.

On November 19, the Michigan Attorney General asked the State Supreme Court to hear Grebner v State, the case over whether the government may give a list of presidential primary voters in each major party’s primary to the two major parties, and otherwise keep the list secret. The lower courts had ruled the law unconstitutional. The Attorney General not only wants the Supreme Court to hear the case, but to decide it by Wednesday, November 21.