On August 10, Damon J. Baldone filed a lawsuit in state court, to force local election officials to accept his voter registration card that shows he is a Republican and a Democrat. Baldone is an attorney and is representing himself. … Continue reading
On August 12, a New York state court ruled that the Women’s Equality Party is ballot-qualified. See this story from Michael Drucker’s Independent View. Here is a link to the decision, Tamburlin v Peterson, Niagara County Supreme Court, case 156326. … Continue reading
In 2014, the New Hampshire legislature made it a crime for anyone to photograph his or her marked ballot and then show the picture to anyone else. On August 11, a U.S. District Court Judge struck down the law on … Continue reading
The Montana Republican Party is suing to prevent members of other parties from voting in its primaries. Briefs in the case, Ravalli County Republican Central Committee v McCulloch, will be filed with the U.S. District Court on this schedule: both … Continue reading
Charles Lane, veteran opinion writer for the Washington Post, has this column, “Are we headed for a 4-party moment?” He suggests the diversity of opinion in the U.S. is greater than in the recent past. He contrasts the present period … Continue reading
