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Stories Posted on April 9, 2008
Breaking News: Connerly's Oklahoma Petition Drive Withdrawn - Post-mortem
Category: Affirmative Action · State: Oklahoma · Source: OutsideLansing.com
Don't go into a gun fight with knives is an old piece of wisdom. Perhaps it was invented in the old West or even Oklahoma. Today, Ward Connerly's group in Oklahoma withdrew its application to the Oklahoma Supreme Court to consider roughly 141,000 signatures for a ballot proposal similar to the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative (see the Chronicle of Higher Education here, or the Tulsa World here). They need roughly 139,000 valid signatures, which is way too slim of a margin given that some signatures are people have moved, made errors in filling technical parts out, or otherwise rejected for technical reasons. So Connerly did the right thing and withdrew, rather than trying to squeeze out the signatures in a protracted legal battle that would have cost the taxpayer (and Ward) more money.
Important Ballot Access Hearing in 9th Circuit
Category: · State: · Source: Ballot Access News
On April 15, the 9th circuit will hear Nader v Brewer, 06-16251. The issues are whether someone from outside Arizona should be allowed to circulate an independent presidential petition, and whether Arizona’s early June petition deadline for independent presidential candidates violates Anderson v Celebrezze.