On May 20, Georgia held primary elections. Bob Barr, the 2008 Libertarian presidential nominee, ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House, 11th district. He placed second, and will be in the July 22 Republican primary run-off. The top vote-getter, … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2014
On May 13, Public Policy Polling released a poll for several Alaska elections. Question fourteen, for the gubernatorial general election, has these results: Republican incumbent Sean Parnell 37%, Democrat Byron Mallott 27%, independent Bill Walker 17%, Constitution Party candidate J. … Continue reading
On May 14, the Second Circuit issued an opinion in Disabled in Action v Board of Elections in the City of New York, 12-4412. The opinion upholds a decision of the U.S. District Court that the city must do more … Continue reading
On May 19, the Tenth Circuit expedited the lawsuit filed by Kansas and Arizona, over whether those states can force the federal government to alter the federal voter registration forms used in their states. The two states don’t like the … Continue reading
On May 19, U.S. District Court Judge Donovan W. Frank, a Clinton appointee, enjoined a Minnesota campaign contribution limit. Minnesota campaign finance laws say that after a candidate has received a certain number of large contributions, then future campaign contribution … Continue reading