On August 12, a lower state court in Arizona ruled that the recall petition against State Senator Russell Pearce has enough valid signatures. See this story. The decision will be appealed. Pearce is President of the State Senate. UPDATE: here … Continue reading
Tom Ramstack, a reporter for the Washington Times, has written this interesting story about the lawsuit Igartua v U.S.A. This is the case on whether Puerto Rico should have voting representatives in Congress. As noted earlier, on August 4, 2011, … Continue reading
On August 12, a lower state court in Colorado ruled that Saguache County, Colorado, must turn over its ballots from the August 2010 primary, and the November 2010 general election, for a hand recount. The Secretary of State’s office will … Continue reading
On August 12, the Massachusetts Libertarian Party filed a request with the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, that the Court accept the party’s lawsuit on whether the election law permits stand-in presidential and vice-presidential candidates on petitions. Everyone agrees that the … Continue reading
On August 12, the Ohio Supreme Court unanimously rejected a challenge to the validity of a statewide initiative petition. Here is the 3-page decision. Opponents of the initiative had charged that the petition is invalid because not all of the … Continue reading
