Connecticut

Connecticut Ballot Access Bill

By on January 28, 2011 1:26 PM

Connecticut Senator Andrew Maynard (D-Stonington) has introduced Proposed Bill 778, which cuts the number of signatures for statewide and U.S. House candidates, in the general election, down to 1,000 signatures.…

Ralph Nader on Joe Lieberman: “A Right-Wing Extremist On Everything Except The Environment And Gay Rights”

By on January 21, 2011 8:05 PM

Christopher Keating in the Hartford Courant’s CapitolWatch:

Consumer activist Ralph Nader, who has tangled publicly with both Chris Dodd and Joe Lieberman, is quite pleased that Lieberman will be leaving the U.S.

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Maurer Write In Candidate for CT State Senate Special Election

By Ross Levin on January 20, 2011 6:16 PM

Originally posted at Green Party Watch:

According to the Stamford Times, Rolf Maurer of the Connecticut Green Party failed to get enough signatures to appear as a balloted candidate for the Feb 22 special election to fill a vacant seat on the Connecticut State Senate.…

Green Rolf Maurer running for state senate in Connecticut

By Ross Levin on January 15, 2011 11:15 AM

From the Stamford Daily:

If you live in state Senate District 27, you might get a visitor this weekend asking for your help. Stamford resident Rolf Maurer wants to fill the seatvacated by Andrew McDonald, and he plans to canvass the community this weekend.

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Green John Russell may be Appointed Deputy Mayor (CT)

By Ross Levin on November 30, 2010 10:22 PM

Originally posted on Green Party Watch:

In New London, Connecticut, local politics makes for strange bedfellows. In this case, it may result in Green Party City Councilor John Russell being appointed Deputy Mayor.…

Top State House Green Party Campaigns

By on November 15, 2010 12:26 PM

Via Ronald Hardy at Green Party Watch:

This list was put together by Brent McMillan, consisting of Green Party campaigns for State House (or Assembly) seats.…

Highest number of states with a ballot-qualified party besides Democrats and Republicans since 1918

By IPR Contributor on November 13, 2010 1:04 PM

Ballot Access News:

In the aftermath of the November 2010 election, 35 states plus the District of Columbia have at least one ballot-qualified party other than the Democratic and Republican Parties.…

Election Results for Labor Party, and Socialist Action Party

By on November 9, 2010 1:52 PM

Ballot Access News:

In 2010, two very old political parties that had never appeared on the ballot in a partisan election finally decided to enter a partisan race.…

Independence Party of Minnesota holds balance of power in close race for Governor

By IPR Contributor on November 4, 2010 5:00 PM

According to the New York Times election results board, with 100% of precincts reporting, only 0.5% separates the Democratic and Republican candidates. Additional votes which may be counted, such as provisional ballots, make this race too close to call.…

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