Hawaii will hold a special election on Saturday, May 22, to fill the soon-to-be vacant U.S. House seat, First District. Incumbent Neil Abercrombie will soon resign in order to run for Governor. Hawaii holds primaries and special elections on Saturdays. … Continue reading
See this fascinating brief, filed February 25 in the U.S. Supreme Court in Doe v Reed, 09-559. This is the case over whether states should make public the names and addresses of people who sign petitions. Even if you normally … Continue reading
On February 25, the Maine Joint Legal & Veterans Affairs defeated LD 1690. It would have provided that after the town clerks had checked initiative and referendum petitions, the Secretary of State would have made an electronic list available to … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court has set a conference date of March 19 for Simmons v Galvin, 09-920, the case over whether the Voting Rights Act applies to state laws that ban ex-felons or felons from registering to vote. The case … Continue reading
A Libertarian candidate for the Ohio legislature failed to get on the Libertarian primary ballot because his petition (which needed 25 valid signatures, and which obtained them) is deficient. The date of the election was not filled out. See the … Continue reading
