A bill to implement the National Popular Vote Plan for presidential elections has been introduced in North Dakota. One of the co-sponsors is the Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, Duane DeKrey (a Republican). The bill’s number is HB 1336.
Although a hearing was held today in the intra-party dispute within the Prohibition Party, the judge decided afterwards that the case is in the wrong court, so a new hearing will be needed.
Atlantic Monthly magazine for Jan.-Feb. 2007 has this article on Unity08.
A filmmaker is making a movie about the Pennsylvania Green Party’s ballot access woes in 2006. Although the movie isn’t finished yet, here is a trailer. Click on the screen below.
On December 21, 2006, a 3-judge U.S. District Court in Washington, DC, invalidated part of the McCain-Feingold act. According to a web page that covers the U.S. Supreme Court, that Court may consider the federal government’s appeal at its January 19 conference. Results of the conference will be made known on January 22. The case is Federal Election Commission v Wisconsin Right to Life, no. 06-969. A parallel case is Senator John McCain v Wisconsin Right to Life, no. 06-970.
