On December 2, the Florida Supreme Court issued an opinion in League of Women Voters v Detzner, SC14-1905. Here is the 5-2 decision, which (including the dissents) is 127 pages long. The majority agrees with the lower state court’s plan … Continue reading
On December 2, two organizations that advocate for voting rights filed a lawsuit against Alabama’s requirement that voters at the polls must show certain kinds of government photo-ID. The case is Birmingham Ministries and NAACP v State of Alabama, northern … Continue reading
Johns Creek, Georgia, held run-off elections for city council on December 1. Chris Coughlin, a Libertarian Party member, won the race for the special term, for city council post 2. But he lost the race for the full term. He … Continue reading
The Tennessee Secretary of State says 14 Republicans and 3 Democrats will be on the presidential primary ballot. See this story for a list of the names. Presidential candidates get on the primary ballot either by being discussed in major … Continue reading
Virginia requires all presidential primary candidates to submit at least 5,000 signatures. According to this story, the state party is expecting at least twelve candidates to submit petitions. That will be the most crowded Virginia Republican presidential primary ever. The … Continue reading
