- Independent Streak (Back and Forth: Fred Newman, By Chris Bragg, City Hall News)
- Party Promotion Is Wrong (LETTER Hartford Courant)
- Independent Party primary offered interesting look at online elections (Jeff Mapes, The Oregonian) Turnout was about 4 percent, which is certainly a much higher number than would have attended a party convention (which is the usual method of nominating minor-party candidates).
- Mock pitted against Jaeger for secretary of state race (By REBECCA BEITSCH Bismarck Tribune) However, should the provision remain, Mock said the state should consider moving to an open primary system where people can vote across party lines as they do in the general election. That would provide a way for third parties to demonstrate broad-based support.
- Key unions may pass on governor hopeful Andrew Cuomo; AFL-CIO holding convention in mid-August (ELIZABETH BENJAMIN, NY Daily News) Democrat critics are questioning the Charter Revision Commission's hiring of a favored consultant to determine how Mayor Bloomberg's pet cause - nonpartisan elections - would impact participation by minority voters.
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