Here is a newspaper commentary by Bronxville, New York Mayor Mary C. Marvin, explaining that even though elections for Village Mayors and Trustees are set for only seven weeks from now (March 15), the village still doesn’t know what vote-counting … Continue reading
On January 25, attorneys for Rahm Emanuel filed this brief, asking the Illinois Supreme Court to hear the case over whether he should be on the ballot in the February 22 election for Mayor of Chicago. Thanks to Rick Hasen’s … Continue reading
On November 2, 2010, the voters of Oklahoma passed a Constitutional amendment to change the state’s Commission on Apportionment. The text of the Amendment, which was question 748 on the ballot, says that the Commission should have as members “One … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to hear Nader v Cronin, 10-728, at its February 18 conference. The issue is whether there is any state interest in requiring an independent presidential candidate to obtain six times as many signatures … Continue reading
On January 24, an Illinois State Appeals Court ruled 2-1 that Rahm Emanuel does not meet the one-year residency requirement to serve as Mayor of Chicago. Therefore, he is off the ballot, although it is virtually certain that the State … Continue reading
