On February 16, an Oklahoma State Supreme Court referee heard oral arguments in Duffe v State Question 748, case no. 109127. This lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of a new Oklahoma law that the voters passed last year. It sets up … Continue reading
On February 16, the British Parliament approved the bill to provide for a national vote on May 5, on whether to use Instant Runoff Voting in House of Commons elections. Thanks to Thomas Jones for this news. There had been … Continue reading
On February 11, a Virginia state court judge ruled that if the state gives the list of which voters voted to political parties, candidates, and PAC’s, then the state cannot withhold the list from other groups. The case is The … Continue reading
On February 15, the South Dakota House Local Government Committee defeated HB 1158. It would have moved the independent candidate petition deadline from June to April. The bill did not attempt to amend the deadline for independent presidential candidates, which … Continue reading
The Maine Supreme Court has set a briefing schedule in Nader v Maine Democratic Party, et al, case no. washington-county-10-678. This is the tort lawsuit filed in 2009 in which Nader argues that the Democratic National Committee and its allies, … Continue reading
