On Sep. 27, the Idaho Supreme Court ruled that elections officials must carry out validation of initiative petitions, whether they think the initiative would be valid law if it passed or not. The case is Liberty Lobby of Idaho v … Continue reading
From yesterday’s Los Angeles Times: The Mexican Supreme Court decided Tuesday to allow independent candidates to run for office, overturning a 60-year-old interpretation of the constitution that required candidates to belong to registered political parties. The 6-5 vote sided with … Continue reading
On October 3, a lower Arizona state court refused to require the Maricopa County elections department to check again for possible missing write-ins. Libertarians running in the September primary for two legislative seats and one Justice of the Peace seat … Continue reading
The Pennylvania State Supreme Court today entered a one-sentence order, denying the Green Party an injunction to get on the statewide ballot this November. Pennsylvania thus joins New Hampshire, New Mexico, and Alabama, is one of 4 states this year … Continue reading
On October 3, a voting rights group filed a federal lawsuit against an Oregon law that injures independent candidates. The Oregon legislature in 2005 had passed a law, prohibiting voters who had voted in the primary, or who were going … Continue reading
