On July 22, the ACLU sued Pennsylvania in federal court over a 2002 law that makes it illegal to pay voter registration activists on a per-registrant basis. The case is ACORN v Corbett, western district, 2:09-cv-00951-NBF. The case is assigned … Continue reading
On July 20, the first substantive brief was filed by the plaintiffs in Constitution Party of Pennsylvania, et al, v Cortes, 09-cv-01691, eastern district. This is the case that argues that Pennsylvania’s fees system for candidates who are removed from … Continue reading
On July 22, Oregon Governor Ted Kulongowski signed SB 326, the bill that eliminates the “primary screenout” for independent candidate petitions, and also legalizes fusion. This is not really news, because the Governor said on July 9 that he would … Continue reading
During the last nine days, several election law bills of interest have added new co-sponsors. HR1826, public funding for congressional candidates, added 7 co-sponsors and now has 64. HR3025, to require states to use bipartisan commissions to draw U.S. House … Continue reading
The July 21 issue of New Jersey Newsroom has this op-ed by Chris Daggett, a former state official of New Jersey who is an independent candidate for Governor this year. Daggett makes the case for his own candidacy, including the … Continue reading
