New York is holding a special election on November 3, 2009, to fill the vacant U.S. House seat. According to this article in the Syracuse Post-Standard of October 4, it is very likely that a substantial number of overseas military … Continue reading
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On October 3, Brett McClafferty, who is age 21, said he will drop his lawsuit to overturn a city ordinance that requires candidates to be at least age 23 to be on the City Council. He had filed it on … Continue reading
On October 3, the South Dakota Democratic Party held a meeting in Chamberlain, and voted to let independent voters vote in Democratic Party primaries. In 1986 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that if parties wish to allow independents to vote … Continue reading
As noted earlier, a federal court in Idaho ruled that the lawsuit filed by the Republican Party, over whether the party has a right to a close its primary to non-Republicans, cannot proceed without evidence that non-Republicans have been voting … Continue reading
Lawsuits over the identity of the actual officers of the national Reform Party have been in almost continuous existence since 2004. One case, in federal court in New York, is still active. It is Frank MacKay v Kay Allison Crews, … Continue reading