California election laws governing initiatives provide that only an individual may file a notice of intent to circulate an initiative petition. On April 28, 2009, a local group in San Diego County filed a federal lawsuit, arguing that the California … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2011
In 2010, two separate lawsuits were filed in federal court against a Virginia law that makes it illegal for anyone to circulate a petition outside of his or her home U.S. House district, if the petition is to place a … Continue reading
On June 3, Kenneth Blevens, Libertarian Party nominee for U.S. Senate in 2010, filed a motion in state court to require that in future elections, all candidates have a chance to be listed first on general election ballots. Blevens had … Continue reading
Americans Elect’s web page, www.americanselect.org, now features a running tally of how many signatures it has collected for ballot access in 2012 across the entire nation. The total shown for June 11 is 1,174,055 signatures. The tally seems to be … Continue reading
Wisconsin will soon be holding recall elections against 6 Republican State Senators, and 3 Democratic State Senators. In Wisconsin, the recall process is different than it is in most states. If a Wisconsin recall petition gets enough signatures, the recall … Continue reading