On November 13, a lower state court in Howard County, Maryland, heard oral arguments in Norman v Howard County, 13C-09-76855. Here is a newspaper story about that hearing. The issue is whether petition signatures must match exactly the name of … Continue reading
On Friday, November 13, an Assistant Attorney General for Tennessee conducted depositions of the former or current state chairs of the Tennessee Libertarian, Constitution, and Green Parties, in that time order. Together the three depositions lasted over 7 hours. This … Continue reading
The U.S. Justice Department has dropped its appeal in USA v Euclid City School Board. This means that the U.S. District Court decision of July 13, 2009, will stand. That decision had ruled that Euclid, Ohio, should use Limited Voting … Continue reading
Pennsylvania’s statewide minor party and independent candidate petition will be 19,056 signatures. The legal requirement is 2% of the highest vote-getting statewide candidate’s vote in the November 3, 2009 partisan judicial election. Pennsylvania election returns are now complete, and the … Continue reading
The Dallas Morning News has this editorial, advocating that Texas give up the practice of electing judges with partisan elections. The editorial also hints that the straight-ticket device (by which voters can vote for all partisan offices without even looking … Continue reading
