Posted at Green Party Watch
According to the Boston Globe, Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner, a Green-Rainbow Party member and City Councilor since 2000, was arrested Nov.
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Posts tagged as “Massachusetts”
LP.org: candidates who guaranteed ballot retention for their state parties
By paulie on November 8, 2008 10:17 AM
From the election results page at LP.org, here is a list of candidates who kept their state parties on the ballot and how many votes they got:
David Herbert Wyoming US House 11,028 4.9%
Nathan Santucci Nevada State Assembly District 22 14,930 22.3%
Stan Jones Montana Governor 8,698 3.1%
William Bryan Strange, III Texas Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9 1,041,499 18.1%
Robert Underwood Massachusetts United States Senate 94,745 3.2%
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Alternative party and independent state legislators
By paulie on November 5, 2008 2:30 PM
Posted at Ballot Access News
At least five minor party legislative candidates were elected on November 4. The Progressive Party of Vermont re-elected David Zuckerman, Sandy Haas, Susan Davis, and Sarah Edwards.
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Grounds set for alternative parties to challenge rules on how they can remain on the ballot
By paulie on November 5, 2008 2:14 PM
Posted at Ballot Access News
No federal court has ever struck down any state’s law, on how a party remains on the ballot. However, the Arkansas Green Party, and the Pennsylvania Libertarian Party, are in an excellent position to file such lawsuits and win them.
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Independent Presidential candidate Ralph Nader hopes to set a new world record for campaign stops in one day
By paulie on October 21, 2008 3:51 PM
The Nader campaign blog reports
Ralph Nader will be running the Massachusetts Marathon.
And we’re hoping to put Ralph in the record books for most campaign stops in one day.
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Ralph Nader, Bob Barr, Chuck Baldwin events scheduled
By paulie on October 1, 2008 11:30 AM
From the candidates websites:
Oct. 1st, 7:30pm
Nader/Gonzalez Rally
Baltimore, MD
2640 Space, Saint Johns UMC
2640 Saint Paul Street
Suggested Contribution: $10/ $5 students
(202) 471-5833 or [email protected]
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Contributions to Libertarian Presidential candidate Bob Barr top $1 million
By paulie on September 26, 2008 11:27 AM
The contribution countdown ticker at BobBarr2008.com has topped $1 million for the first time.
This caps off what deputy campaign manager Shane Cory describes as a wild week
Earlier this week, we received word that our case in Texas — where both John McCain and Barack Obama failed to certify their place on the ballot by the deadline — was denied.
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Louisiana ballot access lawsuit: Barr wins, Socialist candidate Brian Moore loses
By paulie on September 23, 2008 4:37 PM
Ballot Access News carries the news that
On September 23, U.S. District Court Judge James Brady ruled that Bob Barr should be on the Louisiana ballot, but that co-plaintiff Brian Moore (Socialist Party nominee) should not be on.
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Barr wins Massachusetts substitution case
By paulie on September 22, 2008 7:58 PM
Ballot Access News reports
On September 22, U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton granted injunctive relief to Bob Barr and the Massachusetts Libertarian Party, and ordered them placed on the ballot.
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