According to this story by Elizabeth Benjamin in the New York Daily News, President Obama is likely to be neutral in the November 2009 election for Mayor of New York city. Thanks to Nancy Hanks for the link. Mayor Mike … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2009
Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed filed a brief with the 9th circuit on September 28, in the lawsuit John Doe #1 v Reed, 09-35818. This is the case over whether the Constitution requires that signatures on petitions be considered … Continue reading
New London, Connecticut’s daily newspaper, The Day, has this September 27 editorial. It discusses the August 27 ruling that invalidated Connecticut’s public funding law for candidates for state office. The ruling invalidated the system because it discriminates so severely against … Continue reading
South Bend, Indiana’s daily newspaper, the South Bend Tribune, has this editorial, which ran September 28. It comments on the September 17 ruling of the State Court of Appeals, a ruling that invalidated the state’s photo voter-ID requirement for voters … Continue reading
The Voting Rights Section of the U.S. Justice Department recently approved the use of Limited Voting, for Calera, Alabama city council elections. See this story. There will be 6 to be elected, but each voter will only be able to … Continue reading
The Boston Herald has this story about Joseph L. Kennedy, independent candidate for U.S. Senate in the January 2010 special election. The story points out that he is a dues-paying member of the national Libertarian Party, but that he is … Continue reading