On November 12, a lower state court judge in Wheeling, West Virginia, ruled that a city initiative to repeal the two-police-in-one-police-car law should not appear on the ballot. The circulators didn’t notarize the signatures. The local rule for initiatives is … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On October 29, a 3-judge U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., dismissed the case Rodearmel v Clinton, 1:09-cv-171. Here is the 12-page opinion. It says that the State Department foreign service officer who filed the lawsuit lacks standing. The U.S. … Continue reading
On November 12, the Third Circuit ruled that attorney Philip J. Berg of Pennsylvania lacks standing to challenge President Barack Obama’s qualifications to hold the office of President. Here is the 11-page decision. The decision is a good reference tool … Continue reading
According to this newspaper story, the totals for the special U.S. House election on November 3 are now: Bill Owens (Democratic, Working Families) 66,698; Doug Hoffman (Conservative) 63,672. The story does not give an updated total for the third candidate … Continue reading
The Nevada Constitution says that recall is permitted, if a petition signed by 25% of the last vote for the particular office is submitted. The exact language in the Constitution, to describe how many signatures must be submitted, is “Not … Continue reading