A Quinnipiac Poll released on September 30 shows these results for the New Jersey gubernatorial race: Chris Christie (Rep.) 43%, Jon Corzine (Dem.) 39%, Chris Daggett (indp.) 12%, undecided or other, 6%. See here. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2009
In the last nine days, bills in the U.S. House of Representatives to provide for public funding of congressional candidates, and to provide for a plebescite on the political future of Puerto Rico, have continued gaining co-sponsors. HB 2499, the … Continue reading
On September 29, Pennsylvania held a special election to fill the vacant State Senate seat in the 24th district. The preliminary vote: Republican Bob Mensch 66.2%; Democrat Anne Scheuring 30.3%; Libertarian Barbara Steever 3.5%. Last time this seat was up … Continue reading
On September 28, the South Carolina Green Party filed this brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th circuit. The case is South Carolina Green Party v South Carolina State Election Commission, 09-1915. The state’s brief is due on October … Continue reading
The 9th circuit will hear Doe v Reed, no. 09-35818, in Pasadena, California, on Wednesday, October 14. This is the case from Washington state on whether the Secretary of State should release the names and addresses of people who signed … Continue reading
New York will fill the vacant U.S. House seat, 23rd district, on November 3, 2009. The race seems likely to be a 3-way contest, because the Conservative Party has its own nominee, and is not cross-endorsing the Republican nominee. … Continue reading