On September 1, the national Voting Rights office of the American Civil Liberties Union asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Cottier v City of Martin, South Dakota, 10-335. The original 3-judge panel in the 8th circuit had ruled that … Continue reading
On September 14, a lower state court in Colorado ruled that Tom Tancredo should remain on the ballot as the gubernatorial nominee of the Constitution Party. See this story. Two Republicans had sued the Secretary of State to remove Tancredo, … Continue reading
On September 14, a hearing was held in San Francisco Superior Court in Field v Bowen, the case that attacks two aspects of California’s “top-two” system that are more restrictive than Washington state’s version. Even though the authors of California’s … Continue reading
A Connecticut Democratic Party nominee for Probate Judge has sued the Secretary of State to get on the November ballot. See this story. Apparently his paperwork was lost in the mail, or perhaps lost within the Secretary of State’s office. … Continue reading
A Rasmussen Poll released on September 14 shows that Tom Tancredo, Constitution Party gubernatorial nominee in Colorado, has 25%, whereas the Republican nominee, Dan Maes, has 21%. Democratic nominee John Hickenlooper has 46%, “other candidate” has 1%, and 6% are … Continue reading
