From Democracy Now!, by way of On The Wilder Side
DAVE ZIRIN: I was speaking to [former Green Party Congressional candidate] Malik Rahim, who I know you’ve had on your show before, a former Black Panther Party member, someone who has been a community activist in New Orleans for thirty years. And I asked him about [...]

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Posted in Ballot Access News:
On September 14, former Congressman John R. Rarick died in St. Francisville, Louisiana, at the age of 85. He had been the American Independent Party’s presidential candidate in 1980. He had served in Congress as a Democrat from Louisiana between 1967 and 1975. He endorsed George Wallace for President in 1968, [...]

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In Louisiana’s Shreveport Times this morning, J.C. Allen of the Caddo Parish Republican Party responds to a letter published earlier in the week in the newspaper, written by a former Republican who has joined the Constitution Party because the GOP “is moving away from its Christian Conservative Constitutional roots and is no longer for less [...]

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The Libertarian Party’s senatorial candidate in Louisiana told his supporters not to fret about the lack of attention from the press. Gentile’s website has received over 9000 visits in a month, and he is the only candidate who has promised to resign if the public is dissatisfied with his job as senator.
Gentile’s Web site [...]

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After the 2010 census has been held, the number of seats held by each state in the U.S. House of Representatives will change. The National Conference of State Legislatures recently estimated what the 2010 reapportionment will mean for each state.

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The Green Party National Committee (GNC) is voting on two proposals. If adopted, Proposal 378 will elect members to the Green House Campaign Committee (GHCC). This committee was created by the GNC by adopting Proposal 346. The committee rules, as adopted by the GNC, would seem to imply that a vacancy must [...]

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From the Bayou Buzz (h/t to Daily Kos):
Congressman Joseph “Anh”Cao, a Republican, who defeated William “Bill” Jefferson [and Malik Rahim - Ross] is facing a recall petition because of his vote on the Barack Obama stimulus package. The recall has been initiated by a group of ministers.

Cao had indicated that he would [...]

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From Ballot Access News
The Libertarian Party’s lawsuit against Louisiana for keeping Bob Barr off the ballot last month is still alive and active. Here is the party’s 43-page brief, filed on December 8 in the 5th circuit. One little-known fact about this case is that both the Democratic and Republican Parties also failed to file [...]

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Video thanks to deesigns at Green Party Watch.

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Posted at On The Wider Side
Dear Supporters of Malik Rahim for Congress:
Thank you for your hard work, monetary contributions, and dedication to Malik’s Green Party Congressional campaign. As Malik Rahim’s campaign manager, I really cannot thank you enough! As you have probably heard, Malik did not win in the 2nd Louisiana Congressional District election held [...]

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The Secretary of State’s website shows updated vote totals.
In Congressional District 2, the votes received by Green Malik Rahim and Libertarian Gregory Kahn made up more than the margin of difference between indicted Democratic incumbent “Dollar” Bill Jefferson and congressman-elect Joseph Cao.
Of course, this does not mean that the election would have turned [...]

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Several alternative candidates were on the ballot in two Saturday U.S. House races in Louisiana.
In the Second District race, won by Republican Anh Cao, Green Malik Rahim received 1,880 votes (2.8%) and Libertarian Gregory Kahn 548 votes (0.8%).
In the Fourth District, where Republican John Fleming seems to have won by a plurality of 356 votes, [...]

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See here and here.
Highlight:
Good news in just the title of the latest AP story. There are pages of google news articles from media outlets that published the AP headline: “Indicted Louisiana congressman tries to get re-elected” (That refers to Malik’s opponent, the Democrat incumbent who is facing corruption charges, partly for having $90,000 [...]

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Malik Rahim is running as a Green for Congress in Louisiana’s 2nd district, which encompasses much of New Orleans. He was previously a Black Panther and founded Common Ground in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. It was the first organization after the hurricane to help people get back on their feet, and eventually [...]

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According to the Louisiana Secretary of State,

Voting Hours Are From 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Louisiana’s elections laws provide for voting on election day at designated polling places from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
A Reminder to Voters – Take Picture ID to Polls
When you go to the polls to cast your vote in an election, [...]

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