The U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, has set a briefing schedule in Barr v Galvin, 09-2426. The brief of Massachusetts state officials is due December 21, 2009. The Libertarian Party’s brief is due January 20, 2010. The issue is … Continue reading
This article discusses a Canadian election law that makes it illegal to broadcast election returns during national elections until all the polls are closed in the westernmost part of Canada. With the advent of new methods of communication, the ban … Continue reading
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed four bills last month that would have inhibited the initiative process in some way. A previous blog post of October 12 said that he had vetoed SB 34, to make it illegal to pay initiative … Continue reading
The Whig Party, a new party with a special concern for the problems of veterans, had a candidate on the New Jersey ballot last week for Assembly, 14th district. The candidate, Gene Baldassari, polled 1.22% of the vote, according to … Continue reading
The unofficial vote totals for each candidate for New Jersey Governor from last week’s election are: Republican (Chris Christie) 1,004,219 Democratic (Jon Corzine) 962,130 independent (Chris Daggett) 120,821 Libertarian (Ken Kaplan) 4,246 Socialist (Greg Pason) 1,908 Other independents: Gary Steele … Continue reading
