For the third weekend in a row, the US Supreme Court had the Texas redistricting case on its conference, but failed to decide whether to hear it. The next conference date is not yet been set, but will be this week. Travis Co. v Perry, 05-254. The issue is whether a legislature can re-draw the US House district boundaries in the middle of a decade, for partisan reasons.
The Illinois Libertarian Party state convention, Nov. 12-13, voted not to run any statewide nominees in 2006. If no other minor party qualifies statewide in Illinois in 2006 either, Illinois voters will face a Democratic-Republican monopoly for statewide offices for the first time in 40 years, next year. However, the Constitution Party plans a statewide petition.
The Illinois Libertarian Party state convention, Nov. 12-13, voted not to run any statewide nominees in 2006. If no other minor party qualifies statewide in Illinois in 2006 either, Illinois voters will face a Democratic-Republican monopoly for statewide offices for the first time in 40 years, next year. However, the Constitution Party plans a statewide petition.
Elaine Brown, Green Party candidate for Mayor of Brunswick, Georgia, was not on the ballot on November 8, but write-ins for her were tallied. In a 4-candidate race, she polled 12.9%. The totals were Thompson 1,236; Herrington 332; Brown 248; Bean 105. Bean was also a write-in candidate.
Three independent candidates seem to have been elected to the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state legislature. In Richmond, independent Katherine Waddell has 13,423 votes. Her only opponent, Republican incumbent Brad Marrs, has 13,379. This race is so close the results are not considered final.
Also, independents Lacey Putney and Watkins Abbitt were re-elected without opposition.
