Will Ohio Appeal Libertarian Party Ballot Access Victory to U.S. Supreme Court?

Posted on by November 8, 2006
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As noted some time ago, the Ohio Libertarian Party won a huge victory in the 6th circuit in September 2006; that court struck down the state’s ballot access law for new parties. Ohio had a Republican Attorney General and a Republican Secretary of State at the time. They both indicated they planned to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal. However, Democrats won the Ohio races for Secretary of State and Attorney General on November 7, so perhaps the state will take a fresh look at whether it wishes to ask for U.S. Supreme Court involvement.

New York State Ballot Order Remains Unchanged, except for Democrats and Republicans

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New York state puts qualified parties on the ballot in order of how many votes they received at the last gubernatorial election. The Democratic Party will now have the top line, replacing the Republican Party. The next three lines remain unchanged: Independence, Conservative, Working Families. The three qualified minor parties polled these votes for Governor: Independence 146,456; Conservative 128,007; Working Families 126,797. It is possible that this ranking will change as the final votes are counted. Thanks to Bill Van Allen for this news.

Seven Minor Party Legislators Elected

Posted on by November 8, 2006
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Six Vermont Progressives were elected to the Vermont legislature, and Rick Jore of the Constitution Party was elected in Montana. This is the first time the Constitution Party has ever elected a state legislator.

The Green Party’s legislator in Maine, John Eder, was defeated for re-election.

Thanks to Eric Prindle for the info on the Vermont Progressives.