Forbes.com has this op-ed piece by David A. Andelman, dated December 15, on the likelihood of an independent presidential candidacy by Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Thanks to Third Party Watch.
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According to this story in the Palm Beach Post, the District Attorney of Palm Beach County, Florida, does not believe that any Florida law was broken by 17 voters who appear to have voted in both Florida and New York, in the November 2006 election.
The conclusion probably wouldn’t be any different if 2006 had been a presidential election year, either. Technically, someone voting for president in two different states in the same presidential election would not be voting “twice” for any office. This is because voters in November of presidential election years are not voting for president. They are voting for candidates for presidential elector. Of course, each state is conducting a separate election for that office. So, the voter would not be voting twice for any particular office.
According to this story in the Palm Beach Post, the District Attorney of Palm Beach County, Florida, does not believe that any Florida law was broken by 17 voters who appear to have voted in both Florida and New York, in the November 2006 election.
The conclusion probably wouldn’t be any different if 2006 had been a presidential election year, either. Technically, someone voting for president in two different states in the same presidential election would not be voting “twice” for any office. This is because voters in November of presidential election years are not voting for president. They are voting for candidates for presidential elector. Of course, each state is conducting a separate election for that office. So, the voter would not be voting twice for any particular office.
The New York Sun, more than any other daily newspaper in the U.S., runs frequent commentary about the possibility that New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg might run for president as an independent. The December 14 Sun ran this article, noting that at the Iowa Republican presidential debate on December 12, Senator John McCain had praised Mayor Bloomberg’s record on improving New York city schools. The story hints at the possibility that McCain and Bloomberg are forming an alliance.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published this story on December 16. The newspaper obtained e-mails from top aides in the Pennsylvania Democratic legislative caucus. The e-mails show that employees of the Democratic caucus, who were government employees, got bonuses for doing campaign work. That political work included helping with the challenge to Ralph Nader’s 2004 petition.