On November 16, a Louisiana state court ordered that the Republican Party’s election of state party committeemembers use legislative districts, instead of the party’s old districts drawn specifically for the purpose of electing party officers. The party drew those districts … Continue reading
On November 16, the Ninth Circuit refused to block any further release of the names and addresses of people who signed the 2009 Washington state referendum petition on civil unions for same-sex couples. The vote was 2-1, with the dissent … Continue reading
On November 16, the federal government refused New York state’s request for a 2012 waiver from the 2009 federal law that requires states to mail overseas absentee ballots at least 45 days before any federal primary or federal election. See … Continue reading
Massachusetts has released the official returns from the October 18, 2011 special election for State House in the Berkshire Third District. This is the race in which the Green Party nominee came close to winning. The final returns are: Democrat … Continue reading
See this article by Steve Kornacki of Salon, about the possibility that Ron Paul could run for President in November outside the two major parties. … Continue reading
