On July 27, U.S. District Court Judge Nora Barry Fischer, a Bush Jr. appointee, upheld a Pennsylvania law that makes it illegal to pay registration workers on a per-registration form basis. Here is the 54-page decision, Project Vote v Kelly, … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court has received the cert petition filed by the New Hampshire Libertarian Party. Libertarian Party of New Hampshire v Gardner, 11-119. If New Hampshire chooses to respond to the petition, the response is due August 29. The … Continue reading
On July 14, a New York lower state court refused to let the Independence Party of New York regain use of $1,100,000 that has been frozen for several months. The party received the money in 2009 from Mayor Mike Bloomberg. … Continue reading
On August 1, the 7th circuit enjoined a Wisconsin law that makes it illegal for anyone to give more than $10,000 to a committee that makes independent expenditures in elections. Here is the order. The case is Wisconsin Right to … Continue reading
On August 1, California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed SB 168, which makes it illegal to pay initiative, referendum and recall petitioners on a per-signature basis. See this story. See this statement from Citizens in Charge. Here is the veto message. … Continue reading
