On August 20, U.S. District Court Judge John Coughenour ruled that the lawsuit Washington State Republican Party v State will go to trial. This is the lawsuit that was filed in 2005 against the “top-two” system passed by the Washington … Continue reading
New York state is currently without a Lieutenant Governor. The Governor elected in 2006, Eliot Spitzer, resigned on March 17, 2008, so the Lieutenant Governor, David Paterson, became Governor, and is Governor today. On July 8, 2009, Governor Paterson appointed … Continue reading
On August 18, city officials in Kinston, North Carolina, received a letter from the U.S. Justice Department, saying the Department will not approve letting Kinston switch from partisan city elections to non-partisan city elections. See this story. The voters had … Continue reading
The August 17 issue of City Limits, a weekly in New York City, has this summary of candidates eliminated from this year’s municipal primary ballots because of challenges brought by their opponents. … Continue reading
On August 17, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered a lower court judge to hear new evidence in a death penalty appeal called In re Troy Davis, 08-1443. The case, from Georgia, concerns whether actual innocence is enough to stop capital … Continue reading
