The Connecticut public funding law is being used for the first time this year in a gubernatorial election. Connecticut elects candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor on a joint ticket, not only in the general election, but in primaries. There … Continue reading
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this article about the effort to collect 44,089 valid signatures to get Brad Bryant on the Georgia ballot as a candidate for State School Superintendent. If he succeeds, he will be the first independent candidate in … Continue reading
A U.S. District Court in Rhode Island is expediting the lawsuit Moderate Party of Rhode Island v Lynch, 10-265. On August 5, the case will receive a hearing on the plaintiffs’ request for injunctive relief. The case challenges Rhode Island … Continue reading
On July 8, a 3-judge U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Mississippi ruled that the U.S. Constitution does not require a larger number of members in the U.S. House of Representatives. Clemons v U.S. Department of Commerce, 3:09-cv-104. … Continue reading
Riverside County, California elections officials counted the disputed 12,563 late mail ballots on Friday night, and apparently those votes have already changed at least one outcome from the June 8, 2010 primary. Before those votes had been counted, Juan Vargas … Continue reading
