As noted earlier, on January 5, 2010, the 9th circuit ruled in Farrakhan v Gregoire that the Voting Rights Act does apply to state laws that ban felons and ex-felons from registering to vote. The 9th circuit stayed its own … Continue reading
On February 23, at 1 p.m., a U.S. District Court in New Mexico will hear arguments in Woodruff v Herrera. This hearing concerns the part of the case that argues that the Green Party should be recognized, because it polled … Continue reading
THe blog Flopping Aces has this attack on the recent decision of the Nevada Tea Party to get itself on the ballot and run a candidate for U.S. Senate. The logic of Flopping Aces is familiar; the same argument has … Continue reading
OBAR (Oklahomans for Ballot Access Reform) held a rally at the State Capitol on February 15. KFOR-TV, the NBC news affiliate in Oklahoma City, carried this 2-minute story about the issue and about the rally. … Continue reading
On February 11, the Board of the ACLU of Northern California resolved to oppose Proposition 14, the “top-two open primary” that is on the ballot in June 2010. The ACLU had also opposed a similar measure in California in 2004, … Continue reading
