No independent candidates for congress, or for state executive or legislative posts, will be on the Illinois ballot in November 2006 (there may be minor party candidates in Illinois in 2006, but that hasn’t been determined yet). In Illinois, independent … Continue reading
Kentucky State Board of Elections has released the first-ever registration data for minor parties. The state totals as of Dec. 21, 2005, are 56 Libertarians, 20 Greens, 7 Constitution Party, 3 Reform Party, 533 independents. These figures are small because … Continue reading
The Labor Party was formed in 1990 by Tony Mazzocchi, but until this year, it never attempted to qualify as a political party in any state. However, a few weeks ago, the Labor Party launched a petition drive to qualify … Continue reading
A hearing will be held in US District Court in Utah on January 25, 2006, in International Assn. of United Workers Union v United Mine Workers of America. This is the case in which a company union is suing, among … Continue reading
On December 20, the Reform Party appealed an order of the U.S. District Court in Florida that had ordered the party to repay $333,558 to the Federal Election Commission. FEC v Reform Party of USA. … Continue reading
A poll for the U.S. Senate race in Connecticut was released by Rasmussen Polling Company. It shows 54% for incumbent Democrat Joseph Lieberman, 37% for potential independent candidate Lowell Weicker, 7% “other”, and 7% “not sure”. No Republican was named, … Continue reading