A bill to move the New Jersey presidential primary to the first Tuesday in February passed the State Senate on December 4. The Assembly will take up the bill when the legislature re-convenes in January 2007. The bills are S2193 and A3832. The Senate passed S2193 by a vote of 33-5.
The only four states that still haven’t released their official November 2006 election returns are Massachusetts, Mississippi, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The Pennsylvania returns will be especially interesting, since the state elections department has indicated it will include write-ins (something that Pennsylvania has not done, for the most part, during the last 20 years).
The only four states that still haven’t released their official November 2006 election returns are Massachusetts, Mississippi, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The Pennsylvania returns will be especially interesting, since the state elections department has indicated it will include write-ins (something that Pennsylvania has not done, for the most part, during the last 20 years).
The Libertarian candidate for Governor of Georgia, Garrett Michael Hayes, polled 3.84% last month. That was the best showing for any minor party candidate for Governor of Georgia since 1902, when the Peoples Party polled 6.39% in a 2-person race.
Hayes’ best county was Clarke, home of the city of Athens and the main campus of the University of Georgia. Clarke County is always one of the better Georgia counties for Libertarians anyway, but this is the first time Clarke had been the most Libertarian county. Georgia has 159 counties, more than any other state except Texas.
Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson, a Republican, will ask the Kentucky legislature to repeal the law that places a straight-ticket device on Kentucky ballots. He tried last year also, but the bill didn’t advance out of committee.
Most observers believe the straight-ticket device helps Republicans and hurts Democrats and minor parties. The Kentucky Senate has a Republican majority, but the House has a Democratic majority. Thanks to Ed Still for this news.
