A Zogby poll published November 15 shows these results for the November 2006 Texas governor’s race: Rick Perry (R) 41%; Chris Bell (D) 25%; Kinky Friedman (indp.) 21%. Of course, this election is so far away, it is not even certain that Perry and Bell will be the major party nominees, but it is likely.
A Zogby poll published November 15 shows these results for the November 2006 Texas governor’s race: Rick Perry (R) 41%; Chris Bell (D) 25%; Kinky Friedman (indp.) 21%. Of course, this election is so far away, it is not even certain that Perry and Bell will be the major party nominees, but it is likely.
On November 16, the 6th circuit dismissed Ralph Nader’s lawsuit against an Ohio law making it illegal for non-residents to circulate independent presidential petitions. The court said the case is moot. It said, “Nothing in our opinion today forecloses Appellants or similarly situated parties from filing suit to challenge the constitutionality of Ohio’s residency and voter-registration requirements for circulators in the context of a future election.”
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.
