On December 16, eight Libertarian residents of Jefferson County, Kentucky (Louisville) appeared together at the County Election Board, to re-register “Libertarian”. Under new Kentucky election regulations, members of certain unqualified parties will now be tallied, but only new registrations will … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: December 2005
On December 15, Rep. Paul Froehlich introduced HB 4250, which cuts the number of signatures for an independent candidate for the legislature from 10% of the last vote cast, to 5%. The current Illinois requirement is the only one in … Continue reading
Three Cook County Judges have sued to overturn an Illinois state law that requires them to file for re-election in December of the year before the election. The election itself is in November of even years. The judges missed the … Continue reading
On December 16, Libertarian Party activists in Louisville, Kentucky, will all simultaneously appear in the County Election Board offices, to re-register as Libertarians. The party hopes the event will attract press attention. Kentucky is now tallying the number of registrants … Continue reading
The Canadian Green Party leader was not permitted to debate the leaders of the four larger Canadian political parties, last time Canada held a Parliamentary Election. The Greens of Canada are now carrying on a vigorous public relations campaign to … Continue reading
On December 12, the U.S. Supreme Court voted to hear the Texas redistricting cases. Oral argument be on March 1, 2006. The issue is whether anything in the U.S. Constitution prohibits states from redrawing U.S. House districts in the middle … Continue reading