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Electoral Reform on the Ballot: Wins for Instant
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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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Posts tagged as “Connecticut”
Libertarian, Constitution Parties are the only nationally organized parties with more legislative nominees in 2008 than in 2006
By paulie on October 27, 2008 8:38 PM
According to Ballot Access News
The Democratic, Republican, Green, Reform, and Socialist Parties have fewer state legislative nominees on the ballot this year than they did in 2006.
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Green Party Watch expands on list of ‘campaigns to watch’
By paulie on October 24, 2008 1:22 PM
Expanding on the list of top campaigns to watch sent out by the Green Party US national office yesterday, Green Party Watch is compiling a larger list of their most active and interesting campaigns.…
Bob Barr Loses Connecticut ballot access case
By paulie on October 23, 2008 4:45 PM
Ballot Access News reports
On October 23, U.S. District Court Judge Janet Hall said that Connecticut need not reprint its ballots to include Bob Barr. The key factor in the decision was the state’s testimony that it would be almost impossible to reprint the ballots.
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Connecticut Judge is prepared to rule today on Libertarian Party ballot access
By paulie on October 23, 2008 1:26 PM
Posted at
WTIC News Talk 1080
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) _ A federal judge says she is prepared to rule on whether Connecticut must add the Libertarian Party’s candidates to its Nov.
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Vermont Green Party loses ballot access case
By paulie on October 21, 2008 1:42 PM
Ballot Access News
reports
On October 20, a lower state court ruled that the Vermont Secretary of State was following the law when she disallowed the Green Party’s status as a qualified minor party, back in January 2008.
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Oklahoma voters who want someone besides a Democrat or Republican for President are once again out of luck
By paulie on October 7, 2008 12:04 AM
Ballot Access News reports
On October 6, U.S. District Court Judge David Russell, a Reagan appointee, denied injunctive relief in Barr v Clingman, civ-08-730-R. However, he set a briefing schedule for the declaratory relief part of the case.
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Latest Bob Barr ballot access lawsuit news: awaiting decisions in Louisiana and Pennsylvania
By paulie on October 6, 2008 12:41 PM
Ballot Access News reports that the Barr campaign and the Libertarian Party are currently suing Louisiana over the issue of whether they missed the state’s filing deadline.…
Libertarians file Connecticut ballot access lawsuit
By paulie on October 3, 2008 1:25 PM
Posted at Ballot Access News
On October 1, the Connecticut Libertarian Party filed a federal lawsuit to get Bob Barr on the ballot. Libertarian Party of Connecticut v Bysiewicz, 3:08cv-1513.
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