University of West Virginia Law Professor Bob Bastress is seeking one of the two Democratic Party nominations for State Supreme Court Justice, in the May 6 primary. Bastress has been a professor there for 30 years and has done many … Continue reading
The New York Times of April 29 has this feature story on Nebraska State Senator Ernie Chambers, who is being forced into retirement after 40 years due to term limits. The New York Times told a lot of interesting anecdotes … Continue reading
The Scranton, Pennsylvania Times-Tribune has this story, about the fact that 15,000 write-ins were cast for various offices in Lackawanna County in the April 22 primary. Among other results, voters chose a Republican nominee for the 113th State House district … Continue reading
On April 22, Emerson French, a high school student in Tempe, Arizona, filed the paper work to launch two statewide initiatives. One would implement Condorcet Voting in federal and state elections in Arizona, and the other would make it easier … Continue reading
On April 28, Zogby released new general election polls that list Bob Barr and Ralph Nader along with the major party contenders. If Obama is the Democratic nominee, the results are: Obama 45%, McCain 42%, Bob Barr 3%, Ralph Nader … Continue reading
