Rhode Island

Rhode Island 2010 Cool Moose Showing was Highest for a Statewide “Other” Candidate in Rhode Island Since 1875

By Jordan Willow Evans on January 23, 2011 11:00 PM

Robert J. Healey, Jr., the Cool Moose Party nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island last year, polled 39.15% of the total vote.

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Press release: ‘Libertarian Party of Rhode Island supports Sensible marijuana reform’

By IPR Contributor on January 15, 2011 3:20 PM

Emailed to [email protected]

Senator Joshua Miller (D – Cranston) and Rep. John G. Edwards (D – Portsmouth, Tiverton), plan on introducing legislation that would replace the current criminal penalty for possession of up to an ounce of marijuana with a simple civil fine.…

Recent news from Rhode Island’s Moderate Party

By Ross Levin on November 29, 2010 7:49 PM

Various news about the Rhode Island Moderate Party since the election:

Most recently, the party’s chairman Robert Corrente stepped down from that position so that Ken Block, who had resigned while he ran for governor, could take over.…

More states elected independents to state legislatures this year than in any previous year in at least sixty years

By IPR Contributor on November 9, 2010 11:27 AM

Ballot Access News reports:

Thanks very much to Morgan Daybell for helping me find instances at which independent legislators were elected or re-elected last week. It appears that independents were elected to state legislators in 2010 in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Vermont.

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Poli-Tea: Election Highlights

By on November 3, 2010 3:00 PM

Poli-Tea:

For now, an overview of some significant results from the 2010 elections:
• Rhode Island has elected its first Independent governor, Lincoln Chafee!

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Ballot Access News: ballot status results from Election 2010

By Kimberly Wilder on November 3, 2010 11:30 AM

from Ballot Access News
Political Parties Gain Qualified Status in Some States, Lose it in Others
November 2nd, 2010

Here is a partial rundown on whether various minor parties in various states either gained, kept, or lost qualified status, as a result of votes cast on November 2, 2010: [These are based on early returns.

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Moderate Party retains ballot access in Rhode Island; independent Chafee wins for Governor

By Jordan Willow Evans on November 3, 2010 9:32 AM

From the Results Liveblog posted last night:

Moderate Party candidate [for Governor] Ken Block pulled off a surprisingly strong showing of 6.5%. This gives his party ballot access.…

Independent Lincoln Chafee in the lead in Rhode Island

By on November 2, 2010 10:11 PM

From the results coming in thread:

Democrat Frank Caprio has tanked in the Rhode Island gubernatorial race. It is now a heat between Republican John Robitaille and Independent Lincoln Chafee.…

Libertarian Party of Rhode Island to gubernatorial candidates: “Thanks, but no Thanks”

By on October 29, 2010 9:59 PM

Press release emailed to [email protected]:

Rhode Island Libertarians withhold support for gubernatorial candidates

At The Libertarian Party of Rhode Island’s recent convention they passed a motion declining to support any candidates running for governor in Rhode Island.…

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