The District of Columbia Board of Elections has filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit Libertarian Party v District of Columbia Board of Elections, pending in federal court, 09-cv-1676. The issue is whether the Board should be required to count … Continue reading
On October 13, the person who had challenged the ballot placement of Republican nominees for New York Supreme Court Justice in the 5th district (the Syracuse area) dropped that challenge. The challenger had filed the challenge, based on supposed irregulaties … Continue reading
Nevada is one of the states that issues updated voter registration data every month. Here is a link to the Secretary of State’s registration data. Independent Political Report noticed that the Las Vegas Sun recently ran an article about the … Continue reading
On October 14, a 3-judge panel of the 9th circuit heard arguments in Doe v Reed, the case over whether the names and addresses of people who sign referendum petitions should be made public, or whether the Constitution protects the … Continue reading
On October 14, the Illinois House voted to override Governor Pat Quinn’s veto of HB 723 by a vote of 107-9. The bill now goes to the Senate, which will probably also vote to override the veto. HB 723 makes … Continue reading
