In 2002, a U.S. District Court in Pennsylvania ruled that state law, telling circulators for district office that they cannot work outside of the district they live in, is unconstitutional. The case was Morrill v Weaver, 224 F Supp 2d … Continue reading
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On January 23, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court refused to re-hear the Carl Romanelli lawsuit, concerning whether the Green Party candidate for U.S. Senate in 2006 is responsible for paying the court costs of the people who challenged his petition. However, … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court released one opinion on January 22, but it wasn’t an election law opinion. The Court won’t release any more opinions until the week beginning with January 28. Therefore, the Washington state “top-two” primary case will not … Continue reading
This AP story of January 18 says that Mayor Mike Bloomberg met with Clay Mulford. Mulford is one of Ross Perot’s sons-in-law. Also, he is an attorney with extensive interest in, and knowledge of, ballot access laws. … Continue reading
On January 18, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to order Dennis Kucinich onto the Texas Democratic presidential primary ballot. Justice Scalia had referred the matter to all the justices. No justice is listed as having voted to grant the injunction. … Continue reading