June 8, 2026
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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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Posted at sfgate.com by Charles Burress. Excerpt:
(11-30) 17:50 PST — After Richmond voters approved a citizens initiative this month that requires the Chevron refinery to pay a business license fee estimated at $26.5 million a year, officials of the financially strapped city are figuring out how to implement the new tax and what to spend the windfall on.
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Meeting start time moved to 8 AM
Source: http://lncregion7.blogspot.com/2008/11/lnc-agenda-update.html
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Earlier, we reported about the California Green Party’s efforts to fight Prop 8, which they and many others have called prop H 8 (hate). The California Libertarian Party has many members who are also working to overturn this proposition, and the party officially opposed its passage (see the front page of the October issue of California Freedom).…
From the Contra Costa Times:
Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center — “After the Election – What’s Next for Democracy?”
7 p.m. Nov. 18. Speaker: Mike Gravel.…
From http://www.lp.org/2008-general-election-results/all
Bob Mills Maine Biddeford City Council 301 votes 79.0% reelected
Bruce Reichert Florida Collier County Soil & Water Board Seat 1 ran unopposed
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posted by Green Party political director Brent McMillan in a comment at Ballot Access News
Wins for the Green Party, what we know so far:
Arkansas
Richard Carroll was elected to Arkansas State Legislature, District 34.
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From CommonDreams.org:
by Rob Richie
2008 was historic in terms of the election of the first African American to be president and the largest number of voters at the polls in our history.
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Posted at Ballot Access News
The 2008 election is the first election since 1988 in which no independent or minor party candidate won a statewide election.
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