Five different Tennessee election laws are the subject of constitutional cases now pending in federal court. Probably no other state has so much constitutional election law litigation now pending. The minor party ballot access case, Libertarian Party of Tennessee v … Continue reading
On July 13, the Georgia Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Favorito v Handel, over whether electronic vote-counting machines with no paper trail violate the Georgia Constitution. Here is a story about the argument. The case is Favorito v Handel, … Continue reading
California holds a special election to fill the vacant U.S. House seat, 10th district, on September 1. In the likely event that no one gets 50%, there will be a run-off on November 3 between the top vote-getter from each … Continue reading
The San Francisco Chronicle has this article on the California Moderate Party, which hopes to qualify for the 2010 ballot. The party needs 88,991 registered members by January 6, 2010. Thanks to Nancy Hanks’ blog The Hankster for the link. … Continue reading
On November 3, 1998, the voters of the District of Columbia passed Initiative 59 by a vote of 69%-31%. The title was “Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1998”. However, the Board of Elections refused to release the … Continue reading
