The Democratic National Committee has revised the rules for entry into the party’s presidential debates, according to this Politico story. The change will make it possible for Michael Bloomberg to participate. Thanks to Political Wire for the link. … Continue reading
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On January 31, U.S. District Court Judge Yvette Kane issued a temporary restraining order against the Pennsylvania law that won’t let out-of-state circulators work for Democratic presidential primary candidates. However, it only applies to the plaintiffs, a paid petitioning company … Continue reading
Iowa State Senator Zach Nunn has introduced SF 2078, which would make it illegal for a political party to make a campaign contribution to anyone running in a non-partisan election. An identical California law was held unconstitutional in U.S. District … Continue reading
On January 30, U.S. District Court Judge Orlando Garcia, a Clinton appointee, ruled that Texas has not been obeying the federal “Motor Voter” Law, and ordered the state to register the plaintiffs who had filed the lawsuit. The federal law … Continue reading
On January 27, an en banc panel of the Ninth Circuit struck down two Arizona laws on voting procedures. The first law makes it a felony for most people to deliver a voted absentee ballot to an election-administration office. Only … Continue reading