The Minnesota Independence Party, which has been ballot-qualified since the 1994 election, had scheduled a state convention for December 1, 2007. At that convention, the state party was to decide whether to join with the New York Independence Party, to … Continue reading
On November 30, the Virginia Republican State Central Committee voted not to require an oath for voters who vote in the party’s presidential primary next year. The November 30 decision reverses a decision that had been made a week earlier. … Continue reading
On December 1, the Democratic National Committee stripped Michigan of all its delegates to the August 2008 national convention in Denver. The move had been expected, since Michigan will select delegates at a January 15 primary. National Democratic rules forbid … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the Indiana case on whether voters at the polls must show government photo-ID on January 9. The two defendants are the Secretary of State of Indiana (Todd Rokita, a Republican) and the Marion County … Continue reading
The oldest constitutional election law case still pending is Initiative & Referendum Institute v U.S. Postal Service, which was filed in 2000 in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. It is still in that court. On December 7, the court … Continue reading
