According to this story, a state court in Kentucky has postponed the filing deadline for legislative candidates running in major party primaries, for a week. This is because the district boundaries are under court challenge. The article also says that … Continue reading
On January 31, the Eleventh Circuit upheld Florida’s new initiative that says when U.S. House districts are drawn, the legislature must not favor or disfavor any political party or any incumbent. Here is the 32-page decision, Brown v Florida House … Continue reading
Brad Blog has this story, which says Virginia law enforcement officials are looking into the possibility that a petitioner for Newt Gingrich may have forged names on petitions. It seems somewhat likely that no such investigation would now be occurring … Continue reading
On January 30, the Illinois League of Women Voters asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear League of Women Voters of Illinois v Quinn. The issue is whether partisan gerrymandering violates the free speech portion of the First Amendment. Here … Continue reading
The West Virginia Secretary of State has put Frank Deem on the Republican primary ballot, for State Senate, 3rd district, after first having told him he could not appear on that ballot. See this story, which was written before the … Continue reading
