On September 6, the Vermont Supreme Court unanimously upheld the ruling of a lower state court that put the Justice Party and its presidential nominee, Rocky Anderson, on the ballot in 2012. The case is Anderson v State of Vermont, … Continue reading
As noted in the post below, on September 5, U.S. District Court judge W. Keith Watkins upheld Alabama’s March petition deadline, based almost entirely on the 1997 U.S. Supreme Court decision Timmons v Twin Cities area New Party. The Timmons … Continue reading
On September 5, U.S. District Court Judge W. Keith Watkins, a George W. Bush appointee, upheld Alabama’s March petition deadline for newly-qualifying party petitions. The case is Stein v Bennett, 2:12-cv-42 and is 24 pages long. Here is the decision. … Continue reading
The Arizona referendum petition to repeal HB 2305 needs 86,405 valid signatures by September 12. According to this editorial in the Sierra Vista Herald, the petition already has more than 130,000 signatures. HB 2305 is the omnibus election law bill … Continue reading
All briefs have now been filed in the lawsuit known as “Nomination Papers of Nevin Mindlin for the Office of Mayor of Harrisburg.” The Commonwealth Court will hold an oral argument on September 12, to determine if independent candidate Nevin … Continue reading
