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The U.S. Supreme Court announced on the afternoon of Friday, January 5, that it had agreed to hear 7 particular cases. None of these 7 cases is an election law case. The U.S. Supreme Court won’t say until the morning … Continue reading
Richard Winger
The 11th circuit will hear the Alabama ballot access case arguments on the morning of March 20 in Atlanta. Swanson v Bennett, 06-13643. The courthouse is at 56 Forsyth St NW, Atlanta. This case is the 4th one to be … Continue reading
The Pennsylvania ballot access case filed in federal court on January 10, 2006, is still alive. The case lost in the 3rd circuit in August 2006, but the request for a rehearing en banc is still pending as of January … Continue reading
The newly-elected Democratic Secretary of State in Iowa, Michael Mauro, is expected to decide in a week whether to settle the lawsuit over voter registration. The lawsuit Iowa Libertarian Party v Culver was filed in September 2005, over Iowa’s voter … Continue reading
On January 4, the 7th circuit upheld Indiana’s law, requiring voters who vote at the polls to show a government-issued photo ID. The vote was 2-1. Crawford v Marion Co. Election Board, no. 06-2218.