A new procedure in Iowa lets any unqualified party circulate a “voter registration” petition. If that petition gets 850 names, then that unqualified party qualifies to receive a list of the names and addresses of voters who register as members of that party on voter registration forms. The Iowa Green and Libertarian Parties will each circulate that type of petition for both parties. Voters are free to sign for more than one party, so this idea will save work for both parties.
A new procedure in Iowa lets any unqualified party circulate a “voter registration” petition. If that petition gets 850 names, then that unqualified party qualifies to receive a list of the names and addresses of voters who register as members of that party on voter registration forms. The Iowa Green and Libertarian Parties will each circulate that type of petition for both parties. Voters are free to sign for more than one party, so this idea will save work for both parties.
On July 23, Cindy Sheehan announced she will definitely run for Congress as an independent in California’s 8th district. The incumbent is House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Sheehan had earlier said she would wait until July 23, to see if Pelosi supports impeachment of President Bush and Vice-President Cheney.
On July 20, North Carolina H91 was signed into law. It lets people register to vote only 3 days before election day. It is not quite election-day registration, but it is the closest thing to it in any southern state.
On June 28, the Reform Party asked the U.S. District Court in Gainesville, Florida, to lift the order forbidding the party from spending money on anything, until it pays back the $333,558 that it owes to the Federal Election Commission. The party had raised this point earlier in the 11th circuit, but the 11th circuit said to take it up with the U.S. District Court. The case is still called FEC v Reform Party USA, no. 1:04cv-79-MMP.
If the FEC were pragmatic, it wouldn’t fight this point, since it is obvious that if the order remains in effect, the party won’t be able to raise money to pay what it owes. It takes money to raise money.
