On April 19, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Christian Legal Society v Martinez, 08-1371. This is not an election law case, but it is a case on freedom of association, and those cases impact on cases about … Continue reading
On April 19, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published the first of a two-part series about Pennsylvania’s unique policy of charging large amounts of money to candidates who file petitions to get on the ballot, and whose petitions are invalidated. Here is … Continue reading
Mary Norwood said on April 18 that she will be an independent candidate this year for Chair of the Fulton County, Georgia, Commission. She will need 22,599 valid signatures by July 13. Fulton County is Georgia’s most populous county and … Continue reading
On April 19, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Citizens for Police Accountability v Browning, 09-861, the case over petitioning at the polls. The case had been filed by a group that was attempting to qualify a local initiative. … Continue reading
On April 8, the North Carolina affiliate of the Service Employees International Union declared that it will attempt to qualify a new party for the North Carolina ballot this, to be called North Carolina First Party. The Washington Post, on … Continue reading
