Nate Silver has this interesting essay on the New York Times politics blog, about the possibility that the 2012 presidential election could be won by someone who is not the nominee of either major party. Thanks to Dan Tokaji for … Continue reading
Matthew Cardinale, a reporter for the Atlanta Progressive News, is authoring a series of articles about Georgia’s ballot access laws. Here is the first article. Very few people in Georgia understand that state’s ballot access laws, and even political reporters … Continue reading
On September 28, South Whitehall Township in eastern Pennsylvania said it will no longer require permits before property owners can put up lawn signs on their own property, advocating a vote for any particular party or candidate. The township had … Continue reading
On October 1, a Virginia state circuit court in Richmond granted a preliminary injunction, allowing the group called “The Know Campaign” to obtain the list of which voters voted in the last election. “The Know Campaign” is a non-partisan group … Continue reading
On October 4, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued this 7-page opinion in In re: the Nomination Petitions and Papers of Carl Stevenson, 54 MAP 2010. Carl Stevenson is an independent candidate for the legislature. The issue is whether a Pennsylvania … Continue reading
