On December 21, 2006, a 3-judge U.S. District Court in Washington, DC, invalidated part of the McCain-Feingold act. According to a web page that covers the U.S. Supreme Court, that Court may consider the federal government’s appeal at its January … Continue reading
On January 12, the U.S. Supreme Court received the opposition brief in New York State Bd. of Elections v Lopez Torres, no. 06-766. If the state of New York wishes to rebut it, that brief must be submitted in the … Continue reading
On January 5, Oklahoma State Senator Randy Brogdon introduced SB 28, which lowers the number of signatures for a new party from 5% of the last vote cast, to 5,000 signatures. Between 1924 and 1975, Oklahoma had required 5,000 signatures … Continue reading
The dispute over which faction of the national Prohibition Party is the “legitimate” faction has a court hearing on January 16 in Media, Pennsylvania, at the Delaware County Courthouse. It starts at 10 a.m. The case is titled Residuary Trust … Continue reading
The regular session of the Florida legislature doesn’t start until March 6, 2007. Nevertheless, the House Ethics and Elections Committee held a hearing on January 10 on a proposed bill to move the Florida presidential primary from early March to … Continue reading
