The U.S. Supreme Court did not issue any election law decisions on Tuesday, January 15. However, the Court is expected to issue more opinions on Wednesday, January 16, so there may be an opinion on January 16 in either the … Continue reading
January 15 is the deadline for determining which presidential primary candidates will be on the Mississippi Democratic and Republican presidential primary ballots. The primary is March 11. The Secretary of State had already announced a preliminary list of candidates (those … Continue reading
The January 15 New York Times carries this signed editorial, fearing that the U.S. Supreme Court no longer cares about protecting the rights of voters. Thanks to Rick Hasen’s election law blog for this. … Continue reading
On January 15, the Chicago Tribune published this story about how Barack Obama won his first Democratic primary in 1996 (for State Senate) by successfully challenging the primary petitions of all the other Democrats who were running for that seat, … Continue reading
On January 14, a Nevada state court judge ruled that Dennis Kucinich must be allowed to participate in the January 15 debate, along with Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards. The debate will be televised on MSNBC, and is … Continue reading
