On October 14, the 9th circuit will hold oral arguments in Doe v Reed, 09-35818, the case over whether the names and address of petition signers should be made public. The three judges who will consider the case are Harry … Continue reading
Richard Winger
New York, and half the other states, permit independent candidates to choose a partisan label that may be printed on the ballot next to the independent candidate’s name. The other states confine independent candidates to just the word “independent.” In … Continue reading
On October 6, the Washington, D.C. City Council passed bill 18-345 on first reading. It changes many election laws, and lets people register to vote on election day. It does not improve ballot access, even though the District of Columbia … Continue reading
The Uniform Law Commission, which has existed since 1892, is weighing whether it should back a proposed state law that would tell presidential electors that they must vote for their party’s presidential and vice-presidential nominees, when those electors vote in … Continue reading
Congress is considering many bills to alter election laws this year. One of them, the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act, is likely to advance on October 8. The Act requires the states to mail absentee overseas ballots at least … Continue reading