On September 26, the Ohio Attorney General conceded defeat in a lawsuit involving voter registration procedures, and asked the 6th circuit to cancel a telephone oral argument set for September 27. The case is Amy Miller v Blackwell, 04-4299. On October 22, 2004, the Ohio Republican Party had challenged the eligibility of 35,000 registered voters. Ohio County Election Boards had then set 35,000 hearings for the period October 28-30. A federal judge had enjoined the challenges, and the 6th circuit (before the election) had agreed that the process should not go forward. Long after the election, the state has been trying to persuade the same 6th circuit judges that the injunction was improper, but the state has now given up the attempt.

A poll commissioned by one of Las Vegas’ daily newspapers, the Review Journal, for Governor of Nevada, shows these results:

Republican 45%; Democratic 36%; Constitution 5%; None of the Above (which is printed on Nevada ballots for statewide office) 3%; Green 1%; undecided 10%.

The Green Party needs to poll 1% to regain its party status in Nevada. It has no other statewide nominees. There is no Libertarian in the governor’s race.

Three statewide minor party or independent petitions that seem to lack the required 15,000 signatures were submitted in New York this year. The petitions of the Right to Life and Voice of People groups have already been rejected. The New York State Board of Elections will meet at noon on September 26 to weigh other petitions, including one statewide petition filed by the “Rent is Too Damn High” group.