On September 13, the Arizona Supreme Court issued a three-sentence order, agreeing with the lower court that the petition to force a recall of Senate President Russell Pearce is valid. The Court said it would issue a full opinion later. … Continue reading
On September 12, a bill was introduced in the Ohio legislature to move the primary in presidential election years from March to May (in non-presidential years, the Ohio primary is already in May). The bill is SB 217, and it … Continue reading
On September 13, the Third Circuit issued a short order, telling New Jersey’s Secretary of State to list Carl Lewis on the ballot as the Democratic nominee for State Senate, 8th district. He had been kept off the ballot because … Continue reading
Anthony Scott tried to get on the Democratic primary ballot in the Pennsylvania May 2011 primary, to run for a local partisan office. He collected signatures, filled out a declaration of candidacy, and also signed his petition in the blank … Continue reading
Louisiana elects all its state legislators next month. All legislators in both houses get four-year terms. In the 38 State Senate races, according to this story, only one person filed in 20 races. In the 100 State House races, only … Continue reading
