On July 23, U.S. District Court Mark Fuller, a Bush, Jr., appointee, upheld the number of signatures required for an independent U.S. House candidate in Alabama. Shugart v Chapman, middle district, 2:08-cv-1016-MEF. Here is the 7-page decision. Alabama requires 5,000 … Continue reading
Under new procedures in New Jersey, everyone running for election in this November’s gubernatorial election must choose a Lieutenant Governor running-mate no later than Monday, July 29. Incumbent Governor Jon S. Corzine still hasn’t announced any choice. Republican nominee Chris … Continue reading
On July 22, the ACLU sued Pennsylvania in federal court over a 2002 law that makes it illegal to pay voter registration activists on a per-registrant basis. The case is ACORN v Corbett, western district, 2:09-cv-00951-NBF. The case is assigned … Continue reading
On July 20, the first substantive brief was filed by the plaintiffs in Constitution Party of Pennsylvania, et al, v Cortes, 09-cv-01691, eastern district. This is the case that argues that Pennsylvania’s fees system for candidates who are removed from … Continue reading
On July 22, Oregon Governor Ted Kulongowski signed SB 326, the bill that eliminates the “primary screenout” for independent candidate petitions, and also legalizes fusion. This is not really news, because the Governor said on July 9 that he would … Continue reading
