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Nader and Romanelli travails in Pennsylvania update

Posted on March 6, 2009 by kwilder

This story touches on prospects of the Nader case in Pennsylvania. The courts in Pennsylvania used challenges to Nader’s petitions (and, separately, to Carl Romanelli’s petitions) to not only kick those candidates off the ballot, but to then “punish” them, by having to pay the lawyer’s fees for the other side. The other side were […]

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NY Governor hits historic low rating (Good news for third parties!)

Posted on March 3, 2009 by kwilder

Thoughts on the Governor’s race in New York for 2010 in light of Governor Paterson’s low approval rating. List of third parties who may be interested in running a candidate for NY Governor.

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Audience at debate heckles candidate who kicked opponent off ballot

Posted on February 23, 2009 by kwilder

I found this story at Ballot Access News. Gathered info from other sources, notably Elizabeth Benjamin’s page at the Daily News and the Queens Chronicle. While this all happened related to a City Council race in the Howard Beach area of New York, it is interesting to see the audience at a debate respond so […]

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Ballot Access News: Bad legislation moving forward in California

Posted on February 20, 2009 by kwilder

Richard Winger at Ballot Access News is very smart, and educated in election law and ballot access issues. I, personally, cannot understand all the implications of a new bill for California. Though, it seems like very bad news for independent, and possibly third party candidates, on a variety of levels. It would be worth taking […]

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Injustice in West Virginia:

Posted on February 18, 2009 by kwilder

(excerpt from) Ballot Access News West Virginia Legislators Introduce Clearly Unconstitutional Election Law Bills February 17th, 2009 Recently, two election law bills have been introduced in the West Virginia legislature that are clearly unconstitutional. Senators Robert Williams (D-Bridgeport) and Robert Plymale (D-Ceredo) have introduced SB 271, to require declared write-in candidates to pay a filing […]

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Nader files against Democratic National Committee

Posted on February 17, 2009 by kwilder

Ralph Nader is filing his final appeal in a lawsuit asking for justice with the Democratic National Committee, who unfairly challenged his petitions.

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The if and the how: Bloomberg for NYC Mayor in Nov. 2009

Posted on February 6, 2009 by iwilder

Full story at “Your Nabe” Bloomberg re−election plans run into political obstacles Thanks to the head up from Ballot Access News: Bloomberg Likely to Run for Re-Election as an Independent Candidate February 6th, 2009 …It seems unlikely he [Mayor Bloomberg] can be the nominee of any of the qualified parties, because of political differences between […]

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Nader versus the Democratic National Committee

Posted on February 3, 2009 by iwilder

from Ballot Access News (by way of Independent Political Report) US Court of Appeals Sets Oral Argument in Nader v Democratic National Committee Posted at BAN on February 2nd, 2009 The U.S. Court of Appeals in D.C. will hold oral arguments in Nader v Democratic National Committee on March 20, 2009 (case no. 08-7074). The […]

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Pennsylvania: PA Supreme Court to hear petition challenge/costs case

Posted on February 3, 2009 by iwilder

from Ballot Access News Pennsylvania Supreme Court Will Hear Case Involving Costs of Petition Challenges February 2nd, 2009 On January 30, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal in In Re Nomination Petition of Farnese, concerning the Pennsylvania habit of assessing court costs to the losing side, whenever the validity of a petition […]

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Nader: Heavy cost of running a third party candidate in Pennsylvania

Posted on January 28, 2009 by iwilder

[So, there is a group of us on-line who really care about third party and ballot access issues. So, this post is via Independent Political Report, who got it via Ballot Access News. And, now, it’s here…] (excerpt from) Philadelphia Inquirer Heavy costs of a run by a third party in Pennsylvania. But 2 challenges […]

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New York State Behind in Obtaining New Vote-Counting Equipment

Posted on January 26, 2009 by iwilder

Discovered this information at Ballot Access News. There is coverage at BAN and also from a Gannet News story BAN pointed at. There is some chance that New Yorkers will use the same old lever machines for the 2009 September primary and 2009 November general that we have been using for many, many years. (Which […]

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Ballot Access News: List of Election Law Bills introduced in Congress

Posted on January 23, 2009 by iwilder

KW: Please go to Ballot Access News for the full list. They always have excellent coverage. This post is no exception. (excerpt from) Ballot Access News Election Law Bills Introduced in Congress January 22nd, 2009 As noted earlier, U.S. Senator Bill Nelson earlier this month introduced SJR 4, a proposed constitutional amendment to elect the […]

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Good News: Court decision on right to vote

Posted on January 8, 2009 by iwilder

from Ballot Access News 7th Circuit Affirms Importance of All Valid Votes, Whether They Affect Who Wins or Not January 7th, 2009 On October 8, the 7th circuit handed down a decision in Kozuszek v Brewer, 546 F 3d 485. The issue was whether two particular voters should have been allowed to vote, back in […]

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Top 10 Wilderside Hits for 2008

Posted on December 31, 2008 by iwilder

Top Ten Posts (in reverse order for drama…) 10. Nassau County Election Results This post is mostly a link to the Nassau County Board of Elections results page. We have found that people care about electoral politics, and local outcomes. Often, the press only focuses on the top of the ticket and celebrity candidates, so […]

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