Louisiana held two elections for U.S. House on December 6, instead of November 4. Republicans won both. In the 2nd district, the results are: Anh Cao, Republican, 49.55%; William Jefferson, Democratic, 46.82%; Malik Rahim, Green, 2.81%; Greg Kahn, Libertarian, .82%. … Continue reading
Some states still haven’t completely finished their vote tallies from last month’s elections. Therefore, national presidential vote totals are still incomplete. As of December 6, the totals seem to be: Barack Obama, Democratic: 69,086,738 John McCain, Republican: 59,720,416 Ralph Nader, … Continue reading
On December 5, Ralph Nader filed this brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, in Nader v Democratic National Committee, 08-7074. He argues that the lower court erred when it refused to permit a trial in his lawsuit … Continue reading
In July 2008, the 9th circuit ruled that Arizona’s independent petition deadline of early June is unconstitutional, at least as applied to independent presidential candidates. Arizona recently asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review that decision. Now, Montana’s Attorney General … Continue reading
On December 5, the Ohio Supreme Court releases its opinion in State ex rel Skaggs v Brunner. The decision invalidates provisional ballots in which the voter failed to both sign, and print his or her name on the outer envelope. … Continue reading
