This Richmond Times-Dispatch story mentions that the Virginia State Board of Elections has complied with the Republican Party’s request to drop the loyalty oath for voters. The party had originally required all voters to pledge to vote for the Republican … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2012
On January 21, South Carolina’s Republican Party held its primary. The unofficial vote totals, according to Politico, are: Gingrich 243,153; Romney 167,279; Santorum 102,055; Paul 77,993; Cain 6,324; Perry 2,494; Huntsman 1,161; Bachmann 494; Johnson 213. When one compares the … Continue reading
According to this article, Mitt Romney’s presidential primary petition is being challenged in Illinois because Romney signed his declaration of candidacy and then had it notarized by a Massachusetts Notary Public, instead of an Illinois Notary Public. The challenge to … Continue reading
On January 20, the office of the “Repealer”, a Kansas Commission charged with identifying laws that should be repealed because they are unconstitutional or obsolete, submitted a list of 51 laws that ought to be repealed. However, the Repealer did … Continue reading
On January 20, a U.S. District Court struck down several campaign finance restrictions enacted in 1973 by the city of San Diego. Here is the 32-page opinion in Thalheimer v City of San Diego, 09-cv-2862. Probably the most important part … Continue reading