On July 24, a U.S. District Court in New Hampshire ruled that an ordinary voter does not have standing to argue that Senator John McCain is not eligible to be president. Hollander v McCain, 1:08-cv-99. The voter had argued that … Continue reading
On July 25, the Louisiana State Court of Appeals ruled that a congressional candidate may be kept off the Democratic primary ballot because he signed a candidacy form that contains an untrue statement. Williams v Fahrenholtz, 2008-7459. The candidate is … Continue reading
On July 22, Acting Guam Governor Michael W. Cruz vetoed Bill 287. That bill would have moved Guam’s presidential vote from November to September. The bill’s sponsor had believed that moving the Guam presidential vote to September would get more … Continue reading
On July 25, Ralph Nader submitted 7,500 more signatures in West Virginia. He had already submitted 17,000. That first batch has already been checked, and it had a 69% validity rate. Assuming the same validity rate for the recent batch, … Continue reading
Florida State Senator Steven Geller is about to drop his lawsuit, Geller v Democratic National Committee, because the Obama campaign has assured him that Obama will ask that the full Florida delegation be seated, with a full vote for each … Continue reading
