On June 30, a state court in Georgia held a hearing in Norwood v Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections, the case over whether signatures are valid if the candidate pre-prints the name of the county on each line … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2010
The Hartford Courant has this story on Connecticut Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz’s response to a Green Party press release that criticized her. Bysiewicz says that she favors equal treatment for minor party candidates, and particularly equal treatment for public … Continue reading
Candidate filing for Rhode Island closed on June 30. Although independent candidates, and the nominees of unqualified parties, do not need to submit petitions until July 22, the law requires them to file a declaration of candidacy by June 30. … Continue reading
U.S. District Court Judge James Mahan, a Bush Jr. appointee, holds a hearing on June 30, at 11 a.m., in Angle v Miller, 2:09-cv-1969. The case challenges a Nevada law that says initiative circulators must sign a statement that all … Continue reading
On June 30, the Indiana Supreme Court upheld the state’s law, requiring voters at the polls to show a government photo-ID that has not expired. However, the Court left open the opportunity for an as-applied challenge by a voter who … Continue reading
The Arkansas Secretary of State has checked the Green Party’s ballot access petition and found it sufficient. The party needed 10,000 valid signatures and submitted 14,207. The Secretary of State says there are 11,505 valid signatures, for a validity rate … Continue reading