On May 27, as noted below, the Louisiana Committee on House and Governmental Affairs heard an hour’s testimony about HB 776, the bill to eliminate congressional primaries for small qualified parties. As noted below, the bill was defeated after two … Continue reading
On May 26, the Connecticut House passed HB 6435, to let people register to vote at the polls on election day. Such voters would need to show a drivers license or a utility bill, confirming their address. Now the bill … Continue reading
On May 26, U.S. District Court Judge Robert L. Vining upheld Georgia’s ballot access law for independent candidates for U.S. House. Coffield v Handel, 1:08-cv-2755. The 3-page decision is here. It says that the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the same … Continue reading
On May 27, Louisiana HB 776 was defeated in the House Committee on the House and Government Affairs, by a vote of 13-4. Thanks to Randall Hayes for this news. HB 776 would have eliminated congressional primaries for qualified parties … Continue reading
Here is the rebuttal brief of the NAACP (in the U.S. Supreme Court) in NAACP v Billups, 08-1231. The issue is the constitutionality of Georgia’s law requiring voters at the polls to show a goverment photo-ID card. This current round … Continue reading
