On May 4, the 8th circuit issued a 7-page opinion in Constitution Party of South Dakota v Nelson, 10-2910. This is a case on the constitutionality of South Dakota’s ban on out-of-state circulators, which has only existed since 2007. The … Continue reading
On May 4, the Pew Research Center released its fifth study of U.S. voters and their ideological views. Pew previously did such studies in 1987, 1994, 1999, and 2005. Using cluster analysis and survey research, the Center finds eight “core … Continue reading
On May 4, the 3rd circuit heard arguments in Carl Lewis’s lawsuit to get on the ballot, to run for the New Jersey State Senate in the June 2011 Democratic primary. See this story. Carl Lewis is well-known for his … Continue reading
On May 4, the Missouri House passed SB 282, an omnibus election law bill. Among other provisions, it deletes the typographical error in the existing law that requires a petition to qualify a new party to list that party’s presidential … Continue reading
On May 4, the California Assembly Appropriations Committee passed AB 459 by a vote of 14-2. This is the bill in which California would join the National Popular Vote Plan. … Continue reading
