On August 24, a lower state court in Tulsa, Oklahoma, invalidated an initiative petition that would have converted Tulsa city elections from partisan elections to non-partisan elections. See this story. The judge ruled that the required number of signatures is … Continue reading
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The Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Corrections and Courts will hear AB 353 on August 27, according to this story. The bill would let people register to vote if they had been convicted of a felony but they are now out … Continue reading
According to this story, published August 22, Tennessee state election officials will consider whether to start listing Republican nominees first on the general election ballots. Ever since Tennessee has used government-printed ballots, starting in 1889, Democratic nominees have been listed … Continue reading
On March 16, 2009, the faction of the American Independent Party that supported Chuck Baldwin for president in 2008 filed a lawsuit in Solano County, California, asking the state court to rule its state party officers are the proper party … Continue reading
The U.S. District Court in Idaho that is hearing Daien v Ysursa has set a briefing schedule. This is the case that challenges Idaho’s ban on out-of-state circulators for independent presidential candidates. It had been filed April 7. The first … Continue reading