Election law Professor Rick Hasen says in his ElectionLawBlog that the June 24 opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court in Doe v Reed will help ballot access lawsuits. He writes, “It seems to me that the majority opinion silently overrules … Continue reading
The independent candidate petition to place Wendell Fant on the November 2010 ballot in North Carolina’s U.S. House district 8 does have enough valid signatures. The law required 16,929 valid signatures. The campaign handed in 35,450 raw signatures, and 21,084 … Continue reading
Guam currently has the type of open primary that allows a voter to decide, in the secrecy of the voting booth, which party’s primary ballot to use. This system is also used by several states, including Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North … Continue reading
The Maryland State Board of Elections recently determined that the Independent Party is no longer ballot-qualified, because it has no officers. The Independent Party became ballot-qualified in 2008. It was formed by supporters of Ralph Nader for president. Nader was … Continue reading
On June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court released an opinion in Doe v Reed, holding that disclosure of the names and addresses of petition signers does not violate the U.S. Constitution. The decision is by Chief Justice John Roberts. The … Continue reading
