On February 16, U.S. District Court Judge Charles Lovell heard Lair v Murray, cv12-12-H, over Montana’s ban on independent expenditures about candidates for state office. According to this article, even though the Montana law seems to violate Citizens United v … Continue reading
On February 16, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued an opinion in In re: Contest of November 8, 2011 General Election of Office of the New Jersey General Assembly, A58-11. By a vote of 4-3, the Court upheld a challenge … Continue reading
The Washington Post has this story, mentioning that last week former Virginia Congressman Virgil Goode filed with the Federal Election Commission as a presidential candidate. The Post correctly speculates that Goode will seek the Constitution Party nomination. He is expected … Continue reading
Now that the 3-judge U.S. District Court in San Antonio has informally told the major parties that their primaries will be no earlier than May 29, and possibly later, the Republican Party is planning to change the tradition that precinct … Continue reading
At noon on February 16, the New Mexico legislature adjourned for the year. SB 218, the bill to require a straight-ticket device on general election ballots, did not receive a vote in the House, so it is dead for this … Continue reading
