The 11th circuit will hold oral arguments in Swanson v Bennett the week of March 19-23, 2007, in Atlanta. This is the case that challenges the number of signatures and the petition deadline.
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In the November 7, 2006 election, more votes were cast for Independent candidates for US House in Rhode Island, than were cast for Republican nominees for US House in that state.
This is due to the strong showing of independent candidate Rod Driver in the 2nd district. Driver polled 52,729 votes in a 2-person race against the incumbent Democrat. No Republican ran in that district. The Republican nominee in the state’s other district (the 1st district) only polled 41,836 votes, and an independent candidate in the 1st district polled 13,634 votes, for a combined independent vote in the state of 66,363.
Rod Driver had been a Democratic member of the Rhode Island legislature from 1987 to 1994. As an independent candidate for congress in 2006, he campaigned against U.S. policy in the Middle East.
The Democratic National Committee says it won’t choose its national convention site for 2008, until January 2007. The leading contenders are New York city and Denver. Four years ago at this time, the Democratic Party had already chosen its 2004 site, Boston. Thanks to poster #1 for making this posting more accurate.
Republicans announced months ago that they are meeting in Minneapolis in 2008. See the June 1, 2006 B.A.N. for a list of major party sites and dates of presidential conventions going back to 1856.
The Democratic National Committee says it won’t choose its national convention site for 2008, until January 2007. The leading contenders are New York city and Denver. Four years ago at this time, the Democratic Party had already chosen its 2004 site, Boston. Thanks to poster #1 for making this posting more accurate.
Republicans announced months ago that they are meeting in Minneapolis in 2008. See the June 1, 2006 B.A.N. for a list of major party sites and dates of presidential conventions going back to 1856.
On December 20, the Libertarian Party’s brief was filed with the 10th circuit, in the ballot access case against New Mexico. The lawsuit had lost in U.S. District Court, in September 2006. The lawsuit challenges New Mexico’s practice of requiring qualified minor parties to nominate by convention and then requiring each person nominated to submit his or her own separate petition (signed by 1% of the last vote cast). No other state except Pennsylvania requires the NOMINEES of a qualified party to submit a petition. The logical equivalent would be a law requiring primary winners to submit petitions to be on the November ballot.