Detroit voted for Mayor on August 4, 2009, using a non-partisan election. D’Artagnan Collier campaigned as the nominee of the Socialist Equality Party, and polled 1.4% of the vote in a six-candidate field. Although this is a modest percentage, it … Continue reading
On August 6, Arizona Representative Doug Quelland filed a lawsuit in state court to retain his seat in the legislature. The Clean Elections Commission had voted 4-1 to remove him from office, back on May 15, 2009. Arizona’s public funding … Continue reading
On August 5, the Tucson, Arizona, city council voted 5-1 to sue the state, over the new law that requires the city to use non-partisan city elections. See this article. … Continue reading
The Ohio Secretary of State’s omnibus election law bill, which includes ballot access improvements for new and previously unqualified parties, has been introduced. It is HB 260, by Representatives Dan Stewart and Tracy Heard (both are Democrats from Columbus).
All three briefs have now been filed in the 5th circuit in Libertarian Party v Dardenne, the case over whether the Louisiana Secretary of State acted improperly when he kept Bob Barr and Brian Moore off the November 2008 ballot … Continue reading
