Monthly Archives: October 2016

On October 4, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Pitman refused to put Rocky De La Fuente on the Texas ballot as an independent candidate for President. He said De La Fuente is not likely to prevail on the merits that the sore loser law for presidential candidates is unconstitutional. De La Fuente had run in […]

Poll workers, voting machines added for Nov. 8 race STAFF WRITER Elena Cawley The Coffee County Election Commission is gearing up for the Nov. 8 presidential election. Early voting begins Oct. 19 and continues through Nov. 3. Coffee County Administrator of Elections Vernita Davis encourages residents who have recently moved to the area to make […]

It’s a well-known fact that we face a crisis in our environment. Global warming – or “climate change” as it has become more popularly known – is now proven to be an extant phenomenon posing a real danger of disaster to our society and that which we will leave our children. Worldwide temperatures are rising, […]

Article I, Section VIII of the United States Constitution clearly states that the role and responsibility of the federal government is “to provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States.” That’s a pretty clear directive, and it seems pretty hard to get it wrong or to exaggerate it unreasonably. And yet, […]

The educational system of the United States of America is in a sorry state indeed. Currently, we rank 14th in the world in terms of the quality of education our children receive. The national illiteracy rate in this country is a staggering 14% - higher, it should be noted, than it was 250 years ago […]

Lancaster County voters who have requested absentee ballots can expect to receive them next week. Approximately 4,000 absentee ballots have been requested to date, according to Randall Wenger, the county’s chief elections clerk. Wenger expects to start mailing out absentee ballots Tuesday. Absentee ballots have not been mailed yet because of legal confusions. Roque “Rocky” […]

JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) - The Nov. 8 general election will include a large ballot as the deadline quickly approaches for people in Arkansas and Missouri to register to vote. Voters in Arkansas have until 5 p.m. Oct. 10 to register with the Secretary of State’s office while Missouri voters have until 5 p.m. Oct. 12 […]

Boone County voters face a number of important decisions on election day, November 8, not just for national elections, but for state and local offices, from commission/councils to Soil and Water Conservation supervisors to boards of education. The choices vary from precinct to district so while we provide a sample county ballot here, voters should […]

On October 4, Alabama filed this brief in U.S. District Court in De La Fuente v Merrill, m.d., 2:16cv-755. The state says that Alabama’s petition requirement for independent presidential candidates is an “extremely low bar”, and says Alabama provides “easy access” to the presidential ballot. Actually, in November 2016, only four states have fewer presidential […]

On September 30, U.S. District Court Judge Liam O’Grady, a Bush Jr. appointee, issued an eight-page order in De La Fuente v Alcorn, e.d., 1:16cv-1201, a Virginia lawsuit. The order refuses to put De La Fuente on the Virginia ballot because the ballots have already been printed. But it suggests that the lawsuit has merit, […]