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On November 3, the U.S. Supreme Court asked the state of Illinois to respond to the lawsuit filed by U.S. Senator Roland Burris. The case is Judge v Quinn, 10-367. The issue was how candidates could qualify to get on … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2010
As of November 6, when most of the votes had been counted in the November 2 election, the District of Columbia returns showed that the Republican nominee for Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives had only polled 7,401 votes. … Continue reading
On November 24, the First Circuit ruled 2-1 that the U.S. Constitution does not permit any voting representatives for Puerto Rico in the U.S. House of Representatives, notwithstanding treaties that the U.S. has signed to protect voting rights for all … Continue reading
Politico has this story about the U.S. Senate race in Connecticut in 2012. It concludes that incumbent Joe Lieberman, who was elected as an independent in 2006, would have a difficult time winning as an independent again when his term … Continue reading
On October 8, 2009, a U.S. District Court in Rhode Island had struck down a Central Falls city ordinance that made it illegal for a voter to sign petitions for two candidates running against each other for the same office. … Continue reading