Eliot Spitzer, seeking the Democratic nomination for New York City Comptroller, needed 3,750 valid signatures of registered Democrats by July 11. Since he started getting signatures only five days before the deadline, his campaign paid petitioners $800 per day. New … Continue reading
On July 12, the New York State Board of Elections informed the U.S. District Court, Eastern District, that it has decided not to appeal Credico v New York State Board of Elections. The Board had earlier said it would appeal, … Continue reading
The Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, ever since 1920, has published a booklet after each congressional election, showing the number of votes cast for each candidate for federal office in that particular election. When the election is a … Continue reading
Maine will hold a special election to fill the vacancy in the State Senate, 19th district, later this year. The date hasn’t been set yet. Maine law lets qualified parties nominate in special legislative elections by party caucus. The Democratic, … Continue reading
On July 11, a Michigan State Appeals Court agreed with the trial court that D. Etta Wilcoxon should be on the August 2013 ballot as a candidate for City Clerk of Detroit. The election is non-partisan. Wilcoxon needed 500 valid … Continue reading
