On July 19, the Florida Secretary of State filed this brief in Mazzilli v Townsley, the case over whether the August 2012 Democratic primary should be open to non-Democrats, for the office of Miami-Dade County State Attorney. The judge had … Continue reading
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On July 19, the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, asked the Board of Elections to file a response to the Libertarian Party’s petition for rehearing. The case is Libertarian Party v D.C. Board of Elections, 11-7029. This is the … Continue reading
On July 19, U.S. District Court Judge W. Keith Watkins refused to enjoin Alabama’s March petition deadline for newly-qualifying parties. The case is Stein v Chapman, Middle District, 2:12-cv-42. His 19-page opinion says that the three plaintiff parties, the Constitution, … Continue reading
On July 18, a Democrat who wants to contribute large amounts of money to a Democratic nominee for West Virginia Supreme Court Justice filed a lawsuit to stop extra public funding for a Republican nominee. The case is Callaghan v … Continue reading
The San Rafael, California, Independent-Journal, has this op-ed by Joel Smolen, discussing how Califoria’s Proposition 14 worked in practice in June. The Independent-Journal had strongly supported the top-two measure when it was on the ballot in June 2010. … Continue reading