On August 20, U.S. District Court Judge John Coughenour ruled that the lawsuit Washington State Republican Party v State will go to trial. This is the lawsuit that was filed in 2005 against the “top-two” system passed by the Washington … Continue reading
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New York state is currently without a Lieutenant Governor. The Governor elected in 2006, Eliot Spitzer, resigned on March 17, 2008, so the Lieutenant Governor, David Paterson, became Governor, and is Governor today. On July 8, 2009, Governor Paterson appointed … Continue reading
On August 19, an indictment was made public, charging former New Mexico Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron with fraud, money laundering, tax fraud, attempts to evade or defeat tax, making/permitting false public vouchers, soliciting/receiving an illegal kickback, offering/paying an illegal … Continue reading
It is possible that ten candidates will be on the ballot for Mayor of New York city, in November 2009. Non-qualified parties that submitted petitions for that office are Green, Libertarian, Party for Socialism and Liberation, and Socialist Workers. Independent … Continue reading
On August 19, Markham Robinson and Wiley Drake asked a U.S. District Court in Orange County, California, to re-enter the lawsuit Barnett v Obama, SACV09-82. This is one of the lawsuits over the constitutional qualifications to be President. Drake was … Continue reading