On January 10, U.S. District Court Judge Robert M. Dow, Jr., a Bush Jr. appointee, upheld the Illinois election law that requires candidates for citywide office in Chicago to obtain 12,500 signatures. The case is Stone v Board of Election … Continue reading
According to this story, South Carolina State Senator Shane Massey (R-Edgefield) plans to introduce a bill, preventing anyone who was ever convicted of a felony (or, perhaps, just certain felonies) from running for office. The U.S. Constitution sets forth the … Continue reading
On January 3, John Lampros was chosen Chairman of the White Pine County, Nevada County Commission. Lampros had been elected a member of that Commission in a partisan election on November 2, 2010. He was the nominee of the Independent … Continue reading
On January 10, two North Dakota Representatives, Corey Mock and Lee Kaldor, introduced HB 1299, to provide for a blanket primary. North Dakota now has open primaries. Currently, any voter is free to vote in any party’s primary ballot (and … Continue reading
On January 11, U.S. District Court Judge John Coughenour, a Reagan appointee, ruled that Washington state’s top-two system does not violate the associational rights of political parties. The decision is Washington State Republican Party et al v Washington State Grange, … Continue reading
