Ever since the August 24 Democratic Party primary in Florida, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, Kendrick Meek, has been running third in the polls, behind the Republican nominee and independent candidate Charlie Crist. According to this Wall Street Journal … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2010
On October 7, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled in Paquin v Mack, A10-1177, that petition signatures are invalid if the signer listed a post office box address instead of a street address. Here is the 13-page opinion. The result confirms … Continue reading
U.S. District Court Judge Raymond Dearie will hear oral arguments in Credico v New York State Board of Elections, cv10-4555 (southern district) on October 19, Tuesday, at 3 p.m. This is the case that challenges a New York state law … Continue reading
A trial will be held in Idaho Republican Party v Ysursa between October 13 and October 15. This is the case in which the Republican Party of Idaho asserts that the state’s open primary law has injured the party. There … Continue reading
On October 7, an en banc panel of the 9th circuit ruled that the federal Voting Rights Act cannot be used to overturn a state’s restriction on felon or ex-felon voting, unless the plaintiffs can demonstrate that the particular state … Continue reading