On April 23, the voters who are challenging Hawaii’s redistricting plan asked a U.S. District Court to postpone the August 11 primary to a later date. The lawsuit is Kostic v Nago, cv12-184. Here is the request for an injunction. … Continue reading
On April 26, the Michigan State Board of Canvassers invalidated a statewide referendum petition on the grounds that the title of the measure on the petitions used the wrong font size. The law says it should be in 14 point … Continue reading
On April 26, the New Mexico Secretary of State’s office approved the ballot access petitions filed earlier this month for the Constitution Party, the Green Party, and the Independent American Party. These parties join the Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, Americans Elect, … Continue reading
Keyser, West Virginia, city officials are interpreting the city’s recall law to mean that if a recall petition successfully gets enough signatures, and then the official being recalled survives the recall vote, then the signers of the petition are financially … Continue reading
On April 25, Public Policy Polling released a presidential general election poll from New Mexico, in which the listed choices are President Obama, Mitt Romney, and likely Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson. The results: Obama 48%, Romney 35%, Johnson 15%, … Continue reading
