- Bloomberg participated in an event launching a “No Labels” movement in New York earlier in December. The Washington Post explained,
The group hopes to build a network of citizen activists and establish offices in all 435 congressional districts.
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Posts published in “Year: 2010”
Government officials afraid of a full-body scan of their words should resign, says LP Chair
By Gene Berkman on December 23, 2010 9:18 PM
WASHINGTON – While Democratic and Republican politicians outdo each other with calls for the prosecution and even execution of Bradley Manning and Julian Assange for providing information to various news media, Libertarian Party Chair Mark Hinkle says that free speech and freedom of the press must be supported unconditionally.…
California Elections:High votes for Alternative Party candidates
By Gene Berkman on December 23, 2010 6:44 PM
California’s Secretary of State has released the official vote totals for the 2010 elections, available here as PDF: http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2010-general/complete-sov.pdf
Six parties are qualified for the ballot in California, including four alternative parties.…
U.S. House National Totals by Party: Comparing 2010 with 2006
By Gene Berkman on December 23, 2010 3:17 PM
From Ballot Access News
Every state has released its official vote totals for U.S. House, except that Pennsylvania is still working on compiling the write-ins. The national totals for U.S.
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Jimmy McMillan To Run For President in 2012
By William Saturn on December 23, 2010 1:10 PM
From the New York Observer:
Rent Is Too Damn High gubernatorial candidate Jimmy McMillan, fresh off a surprising 40,000 vote finish, appeared on the Libertarian Internet talk show “Revolution Radio” and announced that he will run for President in 2012.
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Press release: Green-endorsed candidate for Chicago alderman finds opponent using city resources for campaign
By Ross Levin on December 22, 2010 5:59 PM
Although a non-partisan race, the Green Party has endorsed Alberto Bocanegra for aldmerman in Chicago’s 12th ward. His campaign sent the following press release to [email protected]…
Two members of California redistricting commission have past ties to minor parties
By Ross Levin on December 22, 2010 4:47 PM
Posted by our very own Damon Eris (a.k.a. d.eris) at the California Independent Voter Network (read the full thing here, which has more of a focus on the influence of independents in general):
All four members of the Citizens Redistricting Commission who are not members of the Democratic or Republican parties are decline-to-state voters, though at least two have had a prior affiliation with a third party.
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NV IAP Member Jackie Berg Remains in Office Based on High Card Draw
By RedPhillips on December 22, 2010 4:20 PM
Apparently that’s how they settle ties in Nevada. The Las Vegas Sun has the story.
An eight of hearts in a card draw has given Eureka County Clerk-Treasurer Jackie Berg another four years in office.
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Nader comments: Wikimania and the First Amendment
By Kimberly Wilder on December 22, 2010 6:49 AM
Posted at votenader.org
In The Public Interest
Wikimania and the First Amendment
By Ralph Nader 12/20/2010
Thomas Blanton, the esteemed director of the National Security Archive at George Washington University described Washington’s hyper-reaction to Wikileaks’ transmission of information to some major media in various countries as “Wikimania.”…