On July 14, Alabama held a special election to fill the vacant State House seat, 6th district. The results: Republican Phil Williams 60.5%, Democrat Jenny Askins 39.6%. This seat had been in Democratic hands ever since the redistricting of 2001. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2009
California AB 1396, to delete from the election law some provisions that tell the Democratic Party how to structure itself, has already passed the Assembly and the Senate Elections Committee. However, it has been put on the inactive file in … Continue reading
On July 16, U.S. District Court Judge Clay Land, a Bush, Jr. appointee in the Middle District of Georgia, dismissed one of the “birth certificate” cases on presidential qualifications. The plaintiff, a soldier, had said he had standing because Commander-in-Chief … Continue reading
On July 16, U.S. District Court Judge Clay Land, a Bush, Jr. appointee in the Middle District of Georgia, dismissed one of the “birth certificate” cases on presidential qualifications. The plaintiff, a soldier, had said he had standing because Commander-in-Chief … Continue reading
At the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on July 15, U.S. Senator Russ Feingold asked Judge Sonia Sotomayor about the pending U.S. Supreme Court case Citizens United v Federal Election Commission. That case will be re-argued on September 9, and concerns … Continue reading