On December 6, a U.S. District Court in Maryland upheld the constitutionality of ballots in which candidates are listed by alphabetical order. The case is Schaefer v Lamone, L-06-0896. The plaintiff, Michael Schaefer, hasn’t decided whether or not to appeal … Continue reading
Venezuela held a presidential election last weekend. Although there were approximately 12 parties on the ballot in that election, almost all of them nominated either the incumbent (President Chavez) or his leading opponent. Venezuelan election law permits fusion, so Venezuelan … Continue reading
New Hampshire is one of the few states that permits write-ins, yet has no law asking write-in candidates who want their write-ins tallied to file a declaration of write-in candidacy, before the election. In states like this, one never knows … Continue reading
On December 5, Republican leaders of the U.S. House refused to put HR 5388 on the schedule of legislative business. HR 5388 is the bill to temporarily expand the size of the US House, so as to give the District … Continue reading
The 2005-2006 session of the Ohio legislature is still sitting, and the Ohio House Elections & Ethics Committee will hold a hearing on HB 638 on Wednesday, December 6, at 10:30 am. Representative Jim Trakas will testify in favor of … Continue reading
