The Oklahoma State Election Board has released new voter registration data. The percentages: Republican 45.61%; Democratic 39.71%; independent and miscellaneous 14.52%; Libertarian .17%. At the January 15, 2016 tally, the percentages were: Republican 43.65%; Democratic 43.48%; independent and miscellaneous 12.88%. … Continue reading
On October 28, U.S. District Court Joan Gottschall issued her opinion in Segovia v Board of Election Commissioners for Chicago, n.d., 15c-10196. The plaintiffs are U.S. citizens who live in Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Even though … Continue reading
Great Britain does not permit write-ins. This is mostly because the ballot access laws are so tolerant, anyone in Britain who wants to get on the ballot for House of Commons generally is able to do so. This BBC article, … Continue reading
On October 31, the Michigan voters fighting the ban on photography at a polling place ask for an en banc review in their lawsuit, Crookston v Johnson, 16-2490. A few hours later, the court asked the state to respond. The … Continue reading
On October 26, the Ohio Libertarian Party filed this cert petition in the U.S. Supreme Court. The case is Libertarian Party of Ohio v Husted, 16-580. It argues that the 2013 revision of the ballot access laws for newly-qualifying parties … Continue reading
