On August 24, the Pennsylvania Attorney General responded to the lawsuit Constitution Party of Pennsylvania v Cortes, which was filed in federal court in Philadelphia on April 21, 2009. Here is the state’s brief. The state completely ignores the part … Continue reading
On August 25, the Libertarian and Green Parties of New Mexico asked a U.S. District Court to place them on the 2010 ballot. Here is the brief. The lawsuit had been filed by the two parties on May 7, and … Continue reading
The Wyoming Constitution Party has never before been on the ballot, although in the past, the party has qualified its presidential candidate in Wyoming as an independent. The party is currently petitioning to qualify itself for 2010, using volunteer petitioners. … Continue reading
Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act prohibits governments in certain states from changing any election laws or rules without getting U.S. Justice Department permission. In 1994, in a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court had ruled that section 5 … Continue reading
On the evening of August 25, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn did an “amendatory veto” of HB 723. That means he told the legislature he would not sign the bill unless the legislature amends the bill to add one particular unrelated … Continue reading
