On January 25, Georgia Secretary of State informed President Obama’s attorney that the Secretary of State will not interfere with the planned January 26 hearing on a challenge to the President’s ballot position on the March 6 Democratic presidential primary … Continue reading
On January 24, the House Elections Subcommittee passed HB 1132, which says that write-in votes are permitted in primaries. Virginia already allows write-ins in general elections. The bill could not become effective in time for this year’s presidential primary. The … Continue reading
On January 25, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell signed HB 251, the bill to draw new U.S. House district boundaries. Now the law will be sent to the Voting Rights Section. … Continue reading
On January 25, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, by a 4-3 vote, said the new redistricting plan for both houses of the state legislature is unlawful. The order is only two pages, and does not say what is wrong with the … Continue reading
The Huffington Post has this interesting article about presidential candidates in France who were not born in France. French election laws do not bar such candidacies, and several presidential candidates running this year were born in parts of Africa which … Continue reading
