On February 10, the Hamilton County, Ohio, Board of Elections ask the 6th circuit to rehear Hunter v Hamilton County Board of Elections, 11-3060. This is the lawsuit over a local partisan judicial race from November 2010, in which all … Continue reading
On February 10, U.S. District Court Judge Jed Rakoff denied the state’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit Conservative Party of New York et al v New York State Board of Elections, southern district, 10-cv-6923. This is the case that challenges … Continue reading
On February 11, a Colorado bill to provide for all-mail voting was withdrawn by the sponsor, after it appeared the bill had considerable opposition. The bill was HB 1131. See this story. … Continue reading
Nebraska State Senator William P. Avery (D-Lincoln) has introduced LB 399. It eliminates the county distribution requirement for statewide non-presidential independent petitions. In 2007 the legislature had changed the law for statewide independent candidates (for office other than President), by … Continue reading
On February 10, the Kentucky Senate passed SB 41 by a vote of 23-13. It says that independent voters may vote in partisan primaries. An identical bill by the same author had passed the Kentucky Senate in 2010 by a … Continue reading
