According to this Boston Globe story, Massachusetts state Treasurer Timothy P. Cahill will announce on September 9 that is running for Governor of Massachusetts in 2010 as an independent candidate. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2009
Ballot Access News has just learned that the New Hampshire legislature made ballot access more restrictive this year. The legislature passed a bill that makes it illegal to circulate candidate petitions during an odd year. Thanks to Howard Wilson for … Continue reading
There will probably be a special U.S. House election on November 3, to fill the soon-to-be vacant 23rd district seat. The Weekly Standard speculates that if the Republican nominate a liberal Republican, the Conservative Party is likely to nominate Doug … Continue reading
The big election law news in this coming week will be about the unusual September 9 oral argument in Citizens United v Federal Election Commission. The Court doesn’t normally hold oral arguments during September. SCOTUSBLOG has a neutral post, by … Continue reading
U.S. District Court Judge John Coughenour has set a status conference in Washington State Republican Party v Washington state for October 6 at 9 a.m. This will enable the opposing sides in the lawsuit to establish the ground rules for … Continue reading