On October 14, U.S. District Court Judge William O. Bertelsman, a Carter appointee, struck down Kentucky’s law that forbids any election signs or electioneering within 300 feet of the entrance to a polling place. Russell v Grimes, eastern district, 14cv-112. … Continue reading
On October 14, U.S. District Court Judge James I. Cohn denied injunctive relief in Adrian Wyllie’s lawsuit seeking an invitation into the Florida gubernatorial debate. Wyllie for Governor Campaign v Leadership Florida Statewide Community Foundation, sou. dist., 0:14cv-62322. The basis … Continue reading
On October 14, the Fifth Circuit reversed a U.S. District Court in Texas and reinstated the Texas requirement that voters at the polls show certain types of government photo-ID in order to vote. Here is the order. The decision is … Continue reading
Scott Lay, a California political analyst who maintains a well-read blog about California government and politics, says here that California’s top-two primary ballot may be responsible for lower primary turnouts. His point is that in top-two primaries, for some offices, … Continue reading
On October 13, Doug Butzier died in a plane crash. He was an emergency room physician in Dubuque, Iowa, and president of the hospital’s medical staff. See this story. He was the Libertarian Party nominee for U.S. Senate in Iowa. … Continue reading
