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Continue Reading April 11th, 2007
Eli Jones’ political ambitions aren’t fleeting or novel.
Jones says there’s nothing unusual about his candidacy for the Matoaca District seat on the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors, or his desire to be a leader.
Jones, 18, may still be a teenager, but he’s serious about public service and the basic tenets …
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The following excerpt comes from the website of the Green Party of New York The remainder of the article touts more of what they describe as West’s accomplishments. West is up for reelection on May 1st. The site also features a candidate who is running for councilor-at-large …
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Christopher Hansen, Nevada IAP State Chairman
I was reading about Republican President Benjamin Harrison on The White House web site and had to laugh at how similar he is to George W. Bush. How can we blame Georgie W. when he is only being a good Republican and following in a …
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by William K. Shearer
In 1955, shortly after I came home from Army duty, a fellow in our community ran for the local school board. He was a genuine nut case, an atheist, and a virulent racist. One thing he wanted to do was repeal the right of women to vote, …
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Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) has announced she has raised $26 million in first-quarter campaign fundraising this year (her reported total of $36 million includes $10 million transferred from her 2006 Senate campaign account). Rival presidential hopeful Senator Barack Obama (D-Illinois) nearly matched Clinton with a reported $25 million raised …
Continue Reading April 9th, 2007
Ballot-Access News
In the last few months, two new parties qualified for the Oregon ballot, the Working Families Party, and the Independent Party. They each did this with a petition drive.
Like most states that have registration by party, the Oregon voter registration forms list all the qualified parties. Oregon’s Secretary of …
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Although the Manhattan Libertarians expected to have Steve Greenfield speak on improving third parties in American Politics, they receive a bonus when at their monthly meeting, this Monday, April 9th, when independent Presidential Candidate Daniel Imperato comes to visit.
Mr. Imperato, a resident of Palm Beach Florida, announced his candidacy …
Continue Reading April 7th, 2007
The Constitution Party of Oregon is adamantly opposed to the goals of those who are pushing Senate Bill 2 & House Bill 3526. These bills will further restrict personal choice in the matter of private hiring, and renting or selling of property or services. They have concocted …
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I just received the following update from Joey Dauben, who has been a good friend to this site for some time. Interestingly he also mentions Bryan Malatesta, the chair of the Constitution Party of Texas, as a likely Presidential candidate.
Texas House Elections Committee halts independent, third-party open access…
Pat …
Continue Reading April 7th, 2007
“Mary Starrett is interesting to many libertarians,” says Richard Burke, the Libertarian Party of Oregon’s last gubernatorial nominee as well as its executive director. Burke cited the independent presidential candidacies of John Anderson in 1980 and Ross Perot in 1992 as examples of third-party alliances. “Strange things happen in politics.”
Livingston …
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