On November 1, a hearing was held in the internal Reform Party dispute in a state court in Dallas, Texas. At the conclusion of the hearing, the judge issued an injunction against the national officers who had been elected at the Yuma, Arizona national convention of 2005. The basis was that notice of that convention had not been properly given. There will be a trial next year in this case. It is possible the court will appoint a receiver to administer the party in the interim.

This decision does not necessarily conflict with the federal jury trial decision of a few months ago in Florida. That case invalidated the more recent national party convention, the special convention held in 2006. One must now go all the way back to 2003 to find a national Reform Party convention whose legitimacy has not been questioned in court.

Filing closed at noon for the South Carolina Democratic Party presidential primary. Ten candidates paid the $2,500 fee: Biden, Clinton, Colbert, Dodd, Edwards, Gravel, John Hughes, Kucinich, Obama, Richardson.

Filing for the South Carolina Republican presidential primary closes at 5 pm eastern time on November 1.

On November 6, Virginia voters will elect state legislators. The 40 State Senate races include two Libertarian nominees and two Independent Green Party nominees. One of the Libertarians, Arin Sime, was endorsed by one of the two largest daily newspapers in the district (the Waynesboro News Virginian) on October 31. Sime has raised more money than the Democrat running in that race, although not as much money as the Republican incumbent who is running for re-election.

The other Libertarian running for State Senate is W. Donald Tabor, in a 2-person race against a Republican incumbent. The two Independent Green Party nominees for State Senate are Samuel D. Burley (running in a two-person race against a Democrat) and Mario Palmiotto (also running in a two-person race against a Democrat).

For the 100 races for the House of Delegates, the only minor party nominees are Independent Greens Craig Ennis (running against both a Democrat and a Republican) and Laura Clifton (running in a 2-person race against a Democrat).

The Virginia House has three independent members. All three are running for re-election. They are Lacey E. Putney, Watkins Abbitt, and Katherine Waddell. Putney had been serving in the Virginia House since he was first elected in 1961. He has run as an independent every two years starting in 1971. He is 79 years old and chairs the Committee dealing with election laws.