On May 4, U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence E. Kahn, of Albany, released a scheduling order in the lawsuit Schulz v Kelleher, 1:07-cv-943. There will be a jury trial starting September 20, 2010. The lawsuit, filed on September 12, 2007, … Continue reading
As reported previously, the Oklahoma bill to lower the number of signatures for a previously unqualified party to get on the ballot, HB 1072, passed both Houses of the legislature last month, but a conference committee is needed because the … Continue reading
This year, the Democratic Party of Charlottesville, Virginia, is using Ranked-Choice voting to choose party nominees for city council and sheriff. See this article. Thanks to Steve Rankin for the link. … Continue reading
Maryland bills SB 947 and HB 1562 did not make any headway, and it is now too late for either of them to pass. The identical bills lowered the number of signatures for a new party from 10,000 to 5,000 … Continue reading
Texas HB 1193 has passed all committee hurdles in the House, and is on the consent calendar for a vote in the House on May 12. UPDATE: it did pass the Texas House on May 12. HB 1193 relaxes the … Continue reading
