Green Party Wins Majority on a British District Council

On May 5, Great Britain elected district councils. In the Mid-Suffolk District Council, the Green Party won a majority of seats. The new council consists of 24 Greens, 6 Conservatives, and 4 Liberal Democrats.

The Mid-Suffolk District is one of five districts in Suffolk County, in the east of England. The district has a population of 96,731. The Green Party now feels optimistic that it can elect a member of Parliament from the area, in the next Parliamentary election. Currently Greens have only one member of the House of Commons.

Former Senator Joe Lieberman Interview, on No Labels Plans

Roll Call has this interview with former U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman about No Labels. Lieberman is part of No Labels. He explains that No Labels does forsee that there will be some No Labels nominees in November 2024 for office other than president. At the end of the interview, he says No Labels will have a state party structure set up in various states to screen candidates for office other than president. However, a state party structure in states in which all parties nominate by primary generally cannot keep any registered member of the party from running in its primaries.

Texas Lawsuit Over Filing Fees for Convention Candidates is Delayed Until Texas Legislative Session Ends

On May 1, U.S. District Court Robert Pitman delayed proceedings in the pending case over filing fees for candidates of parties that nominate by convention. The Texas Libertarian Party plaintiffs had asked for this delay, to see what the Texas legislature does this year. For instance, there is a bill that has made some progress that would force the party to nominate by primary, which would change the case. The case is Bilyeu v Esparza, w.d., 1:21cv-1089. Proceedings in the case will commence on August 1.