As noted earlier, the Illinois League of Women Voters has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that gerrymandering violates the First Amendment. The League’s case is Illinois League of Women Voters v Quinn, 11-943. The lower courts had rejected … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to hear Maslow v New York State Board of Elections, 11-857, at its March 16 conference. The Court won’t reveal its decision until March 19 at the earliest. The issue is the New … Continue reading
On March 6, the Indiana legislature passed SB 233, which mostly reverses last year’s law on the subject of one-candidate elections. Last year the legislature passed a bill that removes local offices from the general election ballot when only one … Continue reading
Oklahoma’s March 6 Democratic presidential primary ballot contained the names of five candidates. President Obama’s four opponents cumulatively polled 43% of the vote: Randall Terry 18.02%; Jim Rogers 13.79%; Darcy Richardson 6.39%; Bob Ely 4.72%. Under Oklahoma Democratic Party rules, … Continue reading
Ohio held its primary for all office on March 6. It is the earliest congressional primary for any state, in 2012. Some Libertarian and Green Party congressional candidates were on their own party’s primary ballot for various U.S. House seats. … Continue reading
