In 2008, the Tennessee legislature passed a law that requires that all vote-counting machines used in the state by 2010 must provide for a paper trail. However, almost all counties in Tennessee now use electronic vote-counting equipment that does not … Continue reading
Richard Winger
The Idaho ballot access lawsuit, Daien v Ysursa, has a hearing date in U.S. District Court in Boise, Idaho. It will be argued Monday, December 14. Donald Daien, the plaintiff, lives in Arizona and wants to be able to circulate … Continue reading
At the November 3, 2009 election, Green Party nominees were elected in partisan elections in Connecticut, New York, and Pennsylvania. Three Greens were elected Constable in New Canaan, Connecticut: Cole Stangler, Estela Lopez, and Hector Lopez. In New York state, … Continue reading
On November 5, a state court judge in Ohio County, West Virginia, ruled that the Fraternal Order of Police may see the names and addresses of people who signed a local initiative circulated in Wheeling, West Virginia. The purpose of … Continue reading
On November 3, 2009, New York voters in 15 counties voted for the first time with optical-scan ballots instead of mechanical voting machines. The entire state will have abandoned mechanical voting machines by 2010. Some voters who used the new … Continue reading