California is one of the states that must ask for U.S. Justice Department approval before it alters its election laws. On August 16, 2010, California had forwarded a copy of the new “top-two” law that goes into effect in 2011, … Continue reading
On October 27, Louisiana held a televised U.S. Senate debate in which six candidates participated. See this story. The debate sponsors invited each political party nominee, and also invited anyone who had either held elected office recently, or who had … Continue reading
On October 28, the 6th circuit ruled 2-1 that Tennessee may continue to bar ex-felons from registering to vote if they owe child support or restitution payments. See the opinion, Johnson v Bredesen, here. This is another case, similar to … Continue reading
On October 27, the Alaska Supreme Court reversed an order of a lower state court, and said that the list of declared write-in candidates may be shown to voters at the polls who ask to see the list. See this … Continue reading
On October 26, the Republican nominee for Connecticut Attorney General, Martha Dean, brought a lawsuit in state court to disqualify her Democratic opponent, George Jepsen. See this story. Earlier this year, the Connecticut Supreme Court had ruled that Susan Bysiewicz, … Continue reading
