On March 29, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued an opinion on Pennsylvania’s unique system of determining whether petitions are valid. The 25-page opinion is here, and is called In re Nomination Petition of Lawrence M. Farnese, no. 13 EAP 2008. … Continue reading
On April 1, the Connecticut Joint Government Administration & Elections Committee passed HB 6163 by a vote of 10-5. This is the National Popular Vote Plan bill. In a previous legislative session, the bill had passed the Connecticut House but … Continue reading
On April 1, the 9th circuit set a briefing schedule in Chamness v Bowen, 11-55534, the lawsuit over California’s new policy of banning the word “independent” on the ballot next to the names of candidates who are not members of … Continue reading
On March 25, proponents of a Utah referendum asked the State Supreme Court to invalidate the newly-passed ban on electronic signatures, at least as applied to their initiative. The case is Lord v Bell, 2011-02-59-SC. Here is the Complaint. Last … Continue reading
On April 1, a Nevada state court in Las Vegas ruled that Boulder City’s government, which opposes two local initiatives that the voters passed last year, should not have sued the proponents of those initiatives, if it wanted a court … Continue reading
