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On August 5, the Tucson, Arizona, city council voted 5-1 to sue the state, over the new law that requires the city to use non-partisan city elections. See this article. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2009
The Ohio Secretary of State’s omnibus election law bill, which includes ballot access improvements for new and previously unqualified parties, has been introduced. It is HB 260, by Representatives Dan Stewart and Tracy Heard (both are Democrats from Columbus).
All three briefs have now been filed in the 5th circuit in Libertarian Party v Dardenne, the case over whether the Louisiana Secretary of State acted improperly when he kept Bob Barr and Brian Moore off the November 2008 ballot … Continue reading
As noted earlier, a federal court in Washington state is considering whether the names and address of people who sign a Referendum petition, for the purpose of blocking a civil unions law from taking effect, should be considered public or … Continue reading
On August 4, U.S. District Court Judge Susan Dlott, a Clinton appointee, enjoined Ohio from enforcing a state law that makes it illegal for a former state legislator to represent any organization at the state legislature within one year of … Continue reading