At the November 3, 2009 election, Green Party nominees were elected in partisan elections in Connecticut, New York, and Pennsylvania. Three Greens were elected Constable in New Canaan, Connecticut: Cole Stangler, Estela Lopez, and Hector Lopez. In New York state, … Continue reading
On November 5, a state court judge in Ohio County, West Virginia, ruled that the Fraternal Order of Police may see the names and addresses of people who signed a local initiative circulated in Wheeling, West Virginia. The purpose of … Continue reading
On November 3, 2009, New York voters in 15 counties voted for the first time with optical-scan ballots instead of mechanical voting machines. The entire state will have abandoned mechanical voting machines by 2010. Some voters who used the new … Continue reading
The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy, and American University’s College of Law, will jointly sponsor a debate on the National Popular Vote Plan on November 17 (Tuesday), between noon and 2 p.m. Register to attend at this link. … Continue reading
On November 3, the Washington, D.C. City Council passed Bill 18-345, which puts into effect election-day voter registration in D.C. It also permits no-excuse absentee voting before the election. Also, the bill lets 17-year-olds pre-register, although they can’t start voting … Continue reading
