On February 27, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker said he won’t challenge the validity of the recall petition filed to remove him from office. See this story. In Wisconsin, signatures are valid if the voter is eligible to register to vote. … Continue reading
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Pennsylvania Politics has this interesting analysis of the upcoming petition challenge to Congressman Jason Altmire’s petitions to be on the Democratic primary ballot. The article discusses whether the Pennsylvania state courts will finally rule that in-district residency requirements for petitioners … Continue reading
On February 27, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Greene v Bartlett, 11-868, which challenged the number of signatures required for an independent candidate for U.S. House in North Carolina. The requirement is 4% of the number of registered … Continue reading
Political scientists Paul Herrnson, Michael Hamner, and Richard Niemi have published “The Impact of Ballot Type on Voter Errors”. See a description of the paper here. The paper concludes that voters make fewer errors in the absence of a straight-ticket … Continue reading
On February 10, the Voting Rights Section of the U.S. Justice Department formally withdrew its objection to the switch from partisan city elections, to non-partisan elections, in Kinston, North Carolina. The voters of Kinston had voted to start using non-partisan … Continue reading