Posted to IPR by Paulie. Originals posted to Ballot Access News by Richard Winger.
U.S. Supreme Court Wants Nader to Respond to Arizona
On January 6, the U.S.
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Ballot Access News: Deadlines for introducing bills are rapidly approaching
By paulie on January 7, 2009 2:15 PM
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ballot-access.org/2009/01/07/deadlines-for-introducing-bills-are-rapidly-approaching/:
Many state legislatures have rigid deadlines for introducing bills. Those deadlines were in December 2008 in Indiana, Iowa, and Oklahoma.
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Ballot Access News compares trends in alternative party and independent Presidential performance, 2004 vs. 2008
By paulie on December 19, 2008 6:25 PM
In a series of posts at Ballot Access News today, Richard Winger writes:
In 2004, Ralph Nader was on the ballot in jurisdictions containing 50.8% of the national presidential vote cast that year.…
Judge says decision in Green Party lawsuit against Connecticut public financing law due in March or April
By paulie on December 14, 2008 12:09 PM
Ballot Access News reports:
The judge in the case called Green Party of Connecticut v Garfield said on December 11 that the decision will be out in late March or early April.
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Court cases address where and when ballot access petitions can be circulated
By paulie on December 5, 2008 8:36 PM
One of the big hurdles alternative parties and independent candidates face in trying to get on the ballot are state rules about where and when ballot access petitions can be circulated.…
Progress on ballot access reform in North Carolina and West Virginia
By paulie on December 5, 2008 12:35 AM
North Carolina and West Virginia are two of the toughest states for smaller parties trying to get a place on the ballot. Ballot Access News reports:
The lawsuit Libertarian Party of North Carolina v State Board of Elections is now docketed in the State Court of Appeals in Raleigh.
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Update on write-in votes
By paulie on December 4, 2008 1:28 PM
Ballot Access News blog has a series of posts about write-in votes as they are coming in. Here is what they have reported so far:
Virginia has tallied these write-ins for president: Alan Keyes 38, Brian Moore 13.
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John Deeth: Iowa’s alternative parties analyze election outcome
By paulie on December 2, 2008 11:58 AM
Article posted by John Deeth
Only two percent of Iowa voters supported third party presidential candidates this year, but Iowa’s third party activists are more analytical than disappointed when they examine their levels of support.
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CP calls out Georgia on write-in irregularities
By Fred Church Ortiz on November 26, 2008 7:10 PM
A press release from the Constitution Party of Georgia highlights numerous instances of “lost” write-in votes in several of that state’s counties:
The Constitution Party of Georgia presented documentation today that showed the official 2008 Georgia election results failed to include more than 10% of the votes cast for Constitution Party Presidential candidate Chuck Baldwin.
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