On June 25, California Secretary of State Debra Bowen became the first election official in the United States to take legal action to force a vote-counting vender to reveal its source code. See this article. The dispute concerns ES&S. … Continue reading
On June 25, a federal court jury in Tallahassee, Florida, unanimously ruled that the action of the national party convention in June 2005, changing national party officers, was invalid. Therefore, the officers who were in office prior to that convention … Continue reading
On June 15, a U.S. District Court Magistrate upheld Oregon’s law that makes it illegal for a primary voter to sign an independent candidate’s petition. The case is called Wasson v Bradbury, no. 06-6205-TC. Some federal cases are assigned to … Continue reading
On the evening of June 4, Congressman Ron Paul was on “The Daily Show” with host Jon Stewart. Stewart asked Paul about his choice to run for president as a Republican instead of any alternate path. Paul said, “I ran … Continue reading
Alabama’s Constitution says people may not register to vote if they are convicted of crimes of “moral turpitude.” On June 1, the Alabama Supreme Court issued a ruling in Chapman v Gooden, no. 1051712. The ruling says that each county … Continue reading
