Last year, some voters who supported Joe Miller for U.S. Senate sued the state of Alaska, arguing that counting misspelled write-in votes for Lisa Murkowski violates the federal Voting Rights Act. That case is still pending. It is Rudolph v … Continue reading
The Massachusetts Libertarian Party has decided to place statewide Libertarian Party nominees on the 2012 general election ballot under the ballot label “Liberty” instead of Libertarian. The two statewide offices up in 2012 in Massachusetts are President and U.S. Senate. … Continue reading
The Massachusetts Libertarian Party has decided to place statewide Libertarian Party nominees on the 2012 general election ballot under the ballot label “Liberty” instead of Libertarian. The two statewide offices up in 2012 in Massachusetts are President and U.S. Senate. … Continue reading
On January 10, U.S. District Court Judge Robert M. Dow, Jr., a Bush Jr. appointee, upheld the Illinois election law that requires candidates for citywide office in Chicago to obtain 12,500 signatures. The case is Stone v Board of Election … Continue reading
According to this story, South Carolina State Senator Shane Massey (R-Edgefield) plans to introduce a bill, preventing anyone who was ever convicted of a felony (or, perhaps, just certain felonies) from running for office. The U.S. Constitution sets forth the … Continue reading
