Illinois State Senator James Meeks, who was elected as the nominee of his “Honesty and Integrity” Party in 2002, and who has threatened to get his party on the statewide ballot this year, still won’t say if he is going to do that, according to Illinois newspapers published on May 2. If he is going to do it, and to be its candidate for Governor, he needs 25,000 signatures by June 26.
The Working Families Party, which already is qualified in New York, and which has been working on qualifying in Oregon and South Carolina, is also working on qualifying in Delaware. It needs 259 registered members in Delaware, and already has about 75.
On May 1, the U.S. Justice Department sued Alabama for failing to produce a statewide computerized list of registered voters in the state. The object of the lawsuit is, of course, to force the state to expedite this task. Under the Help America Vote Act of 2002, all states that agreed to create such a statewide list received substantial federal funding. The list should have been in existence on January 1, 2006. USA v State of Alabama, 2:06cv-392, m.d.
On May 1, the U.S. Justice Department sued Alabama for failing to produce a statewide computerized list of registered voters in the state. The object of the lawsuit is, of course, to force the state to expedite this task. Under the Help America Vote Act of 2002, all states that agreed to create such a statewide list received substantial federal funding. The list should have been in existence on January 1, 2006. USA v State of Alabama, 2:06cv-392, m.d.
On May 1, the Ohio deadline this year for the independent candidate procedure, the Libertarian and Green Party candidates for Governor each submitted more than twice the required 5,000 signatures. Libertarian Bill Peirce turned in 13,400, and Green Bob Fitrakis turned in 10,900. The Green running for Secretary of State turned in 9,000. Under Ohio election laws, neither is permitted to have his party label on the ballot. Instead, Ohio will only print “other-party nominee” on the November ballot. The Libertarian lawsuit against Ohio’s procedures for new parties, argued in the 6th circuit in early September 2005, is still awaiting a decision.
Another independent candidate for Ohio Governor, Jim Lundeen, did not succeed in collecting the required 5,000 signatures.
