The California Superior Court Judge who has jurisdiction of the lawsuit Institute of Governmental Advocates v Bowen, 34-2009-80000305 (Sacramento County) is expected to issue a tentative ruling on November 19, at 2 p.m. The case concerns whether the California ballot … Continue reading
On November 18, Ohio HB 260 passed the Ohio House of Representatives. This is the omnibus election law bill that contains improvements in ballot access for new and previously unqualified parties. See this story. … Continue reading
The University of Wisconsin has issued this press release, publicizing a study conducted by four political scientists that says when states make it easy for any voter to vote in advance of the election, the net result can be a … Continue reading
Here is a link to an interesting article, “Politics for Professionals Only: Ballot Measures, Campaign Finance ‘Reform’, and the First Amendment”, by Dick Carpenter, Jeffrey Milyo, and John K. Ross. Thanks to ElectionLawBlog for the link. … Continue reading
The York, Pennsylvania Daily Record has this story, reporting that seven write-in candidates were elected at the November 3, 2009 election, even though there were also candidates running in those elections who were listed on the ballot. … Continue reading
