According to this Los Angeles Times story, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California raised tens of thousands of donations for his political causes, including the “top-two” measure that will be on the ballot in June 2010, during September. Also during September, … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On October 15, the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, heard oral arguments in Unity08 v Federal Election Commission, no. 08-5526. The issue is whether the Federal Election Commission was wrong when it told Unity08 during 2006 that no one … Continue reading
On October 15, the 9th Circuit issued a one-paragraph order in Doe v Reed, 09-35818, giving the Washington Secretary of State’s office authority to release the names and addresses of people who signed the R-71 Referendum petition. The order says, … Continue reading
The District of Columbia Board of Elections has filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit Libertarian Party v District of Columbia Board of Elections, pending in federal court, 09-cv-1676. The issue is whether the Board should be required to count … Continue reading
On October 13, the person who had challenged the ballot placement of Republican nominees for New York Supreme Court Justice in the 5th district (the Syracuse area) dropped that challenge. The challenger had filed the challenge, based on supposed irregulaties … Continue reading