The New York Daily News of August 12 has this story about petitioning candidates for New York city Mayor starting to submit their petitions. The deadline is not until August 18, but already the Socialist Workers Party, and the Party … Continue reading
On August 12, U.S. District Court Judge Cameron McGowan Currie, a Clinton appointee, upheld South Carolina election laws that permit fusion, but which also say that if someone gets the nomination of one party first, and later tries to get … Continue reading
On August 12, the national board of the Coalition for Free & Open Elections (COFOE) voted to spend $455 to pay the filing fee, to appeal Shugart v Chapman to the 11th circuit. This is the case over the number … Continue reading
On August 7, this poll was released for the special California U.S. House election, 10th district. The first round is set for September 1. The poll (by identifying which Democrat and Republican will likely survive the first round) shows that … Continue reading
On August 12, the Georgia Secretary of State again asked the Voting Rights Section of the U.S. Justice Department to approve certain voter registration restrictions that the Georgia legislature had passed in 2008. See this story. On May 29, the … Continue reading
