Oklahoma Representative Charles Key (R-Oklahoma City) has introduced HB 1072, which lowers the number of signatures to qualify a new party from 5% of the last vote cast, to exactly 5,000 signatures.
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Posts published in “Day: January 15, 2009”
Huntsville Times: ‘State law needs to give other candidates a fair shot at election’
By paulie on January 15, 2009 11:24 AM
Editorial published in the Huntsville Times
State law needs to give other candidates a fair shot at election
Sometimes it seems that every shortcoming or excess in state or local laws manages to end up in a federal court somewhere, usually framed as a constitutional question.…
Libertarian Party officials spend day lobbying West Virginia for ballot access
By paulie on January 15, 2009 11:19 AM
On January 14, West Virginia Libertarian Party state chair Matt Harris, and national chair Bill Redpath, spent the day lobbying key West Virginia legislators for better ballot access.
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Peace and Freedom Party 2008 legislative showing is best in its history
By paulie on January 15, 2009 11:12 AM
The Peace and Freedom Party has been on the ballot in California for all elections 1968 through 2008, except that it was off in 2000 and 2002.
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Wayne Root: ‘California Nightmare: Why California leads the nation in deficit, debt and out-migration’
By paulie on January 15, 2009 10:04 AM
By Wayne Root
RootForAmerica.com
The latest reports are out- and there’s good news and bad news for California. The good news is that California leads the nation.…
Bob Barr supports closure of Guantanamo prison
By paulie on January 15, 2009 9:59 AM
Press release from the Libertarian Party:
Barr Supports Closure of Guantanamo Prison
Endorses Obama Proposal
Former Congressman Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party’s 2008 nominee for president, issued a statement Wednesday morning applauding President-elect Obama’s reported plan to close the controversial military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where many suspected terrorists have been held, often without hearings, since shortly after 9/11.…