On December 2, the Ohio voters who officially sponsored the Gary Johnson petition to be on the ballot in 2016 for president asked the Ohio Secretary of State to recognize them as the Libertarian Party. Those voters’ names appeared on … Continue reading
On December 9, a U.S. District Court Judge in Colorado set a hearing date in Baca v Hickenlooper. This is the Colorado lawsuit over whether the Secretary of State can remove presidential electors who say they won’t vote for their … Continue reading
On December 9, U.S. District Court Judge James Peterson, an Obama appointee, refused to halt the Wisconsin presidential recount initiated by Jill Stein. The lawsuit is Great America PAC v Wisconsin Election Commission, w.d., 16cv-795. It was filed December 1. … Continue reading
According to this story, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, a Democrat, will try to persuade the 2017 session of the legislature to ease the deadline for parties to switch parties. Current law forces voters who are registered in one … Continue reading
On December 8, U.S. District Court Judge Wiley Daniel suggested that the lawsuit between two electors who plan to vote for someone other than Hillary Clinton and the Colorado Secretary of State might be settled by mediation. The case is … Continue reading
