The Austin American-Statesman
The Travis County district attorney’s office is looking into whether a crime was committed in getting the Green Party on the November ballot. “The matter is under review and investigators and attorneys from the Public Integrity Unit will gather additional information as that review progresses,” District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg’s office said in a statement. Texas Democrats have accused Republicans of paying to help the Green Party get on the ballot to pull liberal votes away from Bill White, the Democratic candidate for governor who is challenging Republican Rick Perry.
Radio Iowa is reporting that a group calling itself the “Citizens for Safety Coalition of Iowa” is asking people to sign a petition that asks the legislature to create a ballot initiative for the November 2010 election that would ban bicycles on farm-to-market roads.