The Suffolk County, New York Libertarian Party candidates for county offices will be heard in state court on October 7, in their fight to show that the Suffolk County Board of Elections should not have removed them from the ballot. … Continue reading
On September 14, Hart Intercivic Corporation filed a lawsuit in federal court in Delaware, charging that the proposed merger of Diebold’s vote-counting machine business with ES&S (Election Systems & Software) would create a violation of the Clayton anti-trust Act. Here … Continue reading
The major parties have long issued certifications after each national presidential candidate to each state, for the purpose of informing each state’s elections officials which names to print on the November ballot for president and vice-president for that particular party. … Continue reading
South Carolina has always been an open primary state. Any registered voter is free to vote in any party’s primary. The Republican Party of Greenville County had filed a federal lawsuit against the open primary back on April 20, 2009, … Continue reading
The U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, will hear Unity08 v Federal Election Commission on October 15, 2009, at 9:30 a.m. The panel consists of Judges Douglas H. Ginsburg, Karen Henderson, and Stephen Williams. The issue is whether the FEC … Continue reading
