Orbital Sciences Corporation Role in Space Biz

February 3rd, 2012

Headline Of The Day

February 3rd, 2012

How Proud Arlington County Must Be

February 3rd, 2012

Well, That Didn’t Take Long

February 3rd, 2012

Where Liberals Fear To Tread

February 3rd, 2012

Matter That Matters on This Week @ NASA

February 3rd, 2012

SpaceX SuperDraco: Ditching the Parachute?

February 3rd, 2012

EmergencyEmail.org Weather Alert Forecast for 2/3/2012 8:10:00 AM

February 3rd, 2012

Where In The Bible, Barry …

February 3rd, 2012

Hold Obama To His Word

February 3rd, 2012

The Battle Is Joined

February 2nd, 2012

I Never Thought I’d See The Day …

February 2nd, 2012

Party ID On Ballot for Local Elections Fails in Senate

February 2nd, 2012

Yesterday, the Senate of Virginia rejected by a vote of 14-25 legislation that would extend party ID on the ballot to local elections.  This likely means the party ID legislation isn’t going anywhere this year.  If passed, this legislation would have identified candidates nominated for a political office at the local level (constitutional offices and local governing bodies) with an R or D after their name just like federal and state candidates.  Independents would be identified with an I.

This failure of this legislation to pass is unfortunate and absurd.  It just makes sense that if a local political party is permitted to nominate candidates for an office, that their party ID should be on the ballot beside the candidate’s name.

As I have referenced to in an earlier post, I believe a lot of misinformation exists on this legislation.  It does not require partisan local elections, or override any town/city charters that prohibit partisan elections, or override town/city charters that prescribe alternate ways for candidates to run for office.  It simply puts that party ID on the ballot for candidates nominated by a party.

In the legislation that was introduced this year, it might have not hurt for the General Assembly to precisely define in which and of what type of local elections party ID would be permitted locally.

Oh well.  Maybe one day this legislation will pass.  There always is next year.

Jessie Jackson Goes From Obama Castrator To Defender

February 2nd, 2012

The Incredible Sinking Moon

February 2nd, 2012

Earth from Space: The European View

February 2nd, 2012

ESA’s Mission to Land on a Comet in 2014

February 2nd, 2012

EmergencyEmail.org Weather Alert Forecast for 2/2/2012 8:10:00 AM

February 2nd, 2012

Jim Moran’s an Idiot, Part XVIII

February 2nd, 2012

Quote of the Day

February 2nd, 2012