On August 28, U.S. District Court Judge Patricia Seitz, a Clinton appointee in the southern district (Miami), enjoined the state from enforcing a 2005 law that imposes very large fines on individuals and groups that register voters, if those individuals … Continue reading
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On August 28, Carl Romanelli filed an appeal of his ballot access lawsuit in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Romanelli v Caroselli. It argues that the correct number of signatures needed for statewide minor party and independent petitions this year is … Continue reading
On August 28, a former Republican candidate for Congress filed an objection to the New York Libertarian Party statewide petition. In the thirty years that the Libertarian Party has been getting on the statewide ballot in New York, this is … Continue reading
According to the campaign for the Illinois Democratic gubernatorial nominee, the Illinois Democratic Party no longer objects to the Green Party’s statewide Illinois petition. Earlier in the year, various Democratic Party officials had challenged the petition. This led to a … Continue reading
On August 28, a Wall Street Journal/Zogby Poll for the Connecticut US Senate race showed the Republican nominee at only 2%. The same poll showed independent candidate Joseph Lieberman 49%, Democrat Lamont 39%, other or don’t know 10%. Other candidates … Continue reading