On December 1, U.S. District Court Susan Dlott ruled that Ohio’s ban on paying petition circulators per signature is unconstitutional. Citizens for Tax Reform v Deters, 1:05-cv-212 (Cincinnati). The case had been filed April 1, 2005, and it took this … Continue reading
Texas State Senator Jeff Wentworth (R-San Antonio) has introduced SB134, to abolish the straight-ticket device.
On December 1, a U.S. District Court struck down Virginia law that mandates open primaries, in some instances. The case is Miller v Brown, 3:05cv-266, e.d. The decision says that when a party is required to hold a primary, then … Continue reading
The outgoing Ohio Attorney General has asked the U.S. Supreme Court for an extension of 60 days, to file any request that the U.S. Supreme Court review Libertarian Party of Ohio v Blackwell. In that case, on September 6, 2006, … Continue reading
Maine has released approximate registration data for June 2006. It isn’t exact because a few tiny towns still haven’t reported the data. The state’s estimates for June 2006 are: Democratic 302,000; Republican 275,000; Green 26,000; independent and others 364,000. The … Continue reading
