On July 13, the Georgia Supreme Court heard arguments in Favorito v Handel, S09A1367, the case over whether vote-counting machines that leave no audit trail violate either the Georgia Constitution or the U.S. Constitution. Here is an article by Garland … Continue reading
On August 30, Japan held an election for all 480 seats in the lower legislative body. The winning party, the Democratic Party of Japan, has won at least 270 seats and may have won 300, ousting the ruling Liberal Democratic … Continue reading
According to this story, the planned 3-candidate New Jersey gubernatorial debates are on shaky ground. The law requires candidates who receive public funding to participate, but Democratic nominee Jon Corzine, the incumbent, has not asked for public funding. Corzine has … Continue reading
This year, the Washington state legislature passed a bill providing for domestic partners. Opponents of the idea then collected signatures on a referendum petition to ask the voters if they wish to reject the new law. Already, the petition drive … Continue reading
The bill moving through Congress to fund the military has an amendment that requires states to postally mail ballots to overseas absentee voters no later than 45 days before the general election. This New York Times story says that New … Continue reading
