On August 27, a federal court in Charleston, West Virginia, heard five and one-half hours of testimony about the constitutionality of the state’s August 1 petition deadline for minor party and independent presidential candidates. The case is Barr v Ireland. … Continue reading
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An initiative, asking the voters of Cincinnati if they wish to use the Single Transferable Vote system for electing city council members, will be on the November 2008 ballot. The initiative sponsors were told on August 27 that they have … Continue reading
On August 27, the Ohio Green Party filed its lawsuit get on the ballot. McKinney v Brunner, U.S. District Court, 2:08-cv-819. As regular readers of this blog know, the federal courts in Ohio earlier put the Libertarian Party and the … Continue reading
On August 27, Patty Lovaas filed a federal lawsuit, challenging Montana’s March petition deadline for non-presidential independent candidates. The case is Lovaas v Johnson, Missoula, 9:08-cv-127. The case was assigned to Judge Donald Molloy, a Clinton appointee. Lovaas is an … Continue reading
On August 26, the Constitution Party submitted another 8,000 signatures, to supplement the 22,000 they submitted on the legal deadline, August 1. Not surprisingly, the Pennsylvania Elections Department rejected the additional signatures. The requirement is 24,666 signatures. The Constitution Party … Continue reading