A bill is pending in the Idaho legislature to eliminate the state income-tax checkoff program, under which taxpayers who want to help any particular political party may do so on their state income tax form. See this story. Idaho is … Continue reading
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On January 15, the U.S. Supreme Court said that it will hear Doe v Reed, 09-559, the case from Washington state on whether the Constitution forbids states from making public the names and addresses of people who sign petitions. The … Continue reading
On January 15, U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton granted injunctive relief to the Arizona Green Party on two issues. The order permits the party to use out-of-state circulators for its petition to get itself on the ballot. Also, the … Continue reading
Last December, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Christian Legal Society v Martinez, 08-1371. Although this is not an election law case, the opinion will probably influence election law, because it is a case on freedom of association, and … Continue reading
On January 14, U.S. District Court Judge Roslyn Silver, a Clinton appointee, issued a tentative 18-page opinion in McComish v Brewer, cv-08-1550. The tentative opinion says that part of Arizona’s Public Funding law for candidates for state office is unconstitutional. … Continue reading