Bills have been introduced in both houses of Congress to let Hurricane Katrina evacuees vote absentee, if they certify they intend to return home eventually. According to Roll Call magazine, the bills are gathering support. They are HR3734 and S1867. … Continue reading
On October 12, the Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, upheld a decision of the lower court, putting the Libertarian Party candidate for Kings County Borough President on the November 2005 ballot. New York is one of the eleven … Continue reading
On October 12, a U.S. District Court judge dismissed a case filed by one unit of the Republican Party of Virginia. The party had filed a lawsuit to validate its bylaw, that people who have voted in the Democratic Party … Continue reading
On October 7, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed SB 1050, which would have provided that write-in votes should be counted in some cases, even though the voter forgot to check the box next to the name written in.
On October 6, U.S. District Court Judge Norman Moon refused to require the University of Virginia Center for Politics to invite independent Virginia gubernatorial candidate Russell Potts into its gubernatorial debate. Since the debate sponsor is a branch of the … Continue reading
