On September 11, an Ohio State Court of Appeals kept an anti-smoking initiative off the ballot, because some of the circulators answered a question improperly. A new Ohio law requires petition circulators to fill out a form, telling the name … Continue reading
The New Mexico ballot access case had been scheduled for September 29, but the state now says some of the ballots must be printed by September 15, so the hearing will probably be moved to September 14 or September 15. … Continue reading
On September 11, a U.S. District Court issued an injunction, directing South Carolina to place the Working Families Party nominees on the November 2006 ballot. The issue was the deadline for turning in the party petition. The law says the … Continue reading
On September 11, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed to hear Romanelli v Caroselli, 132 MM 2006. The issue is whether anyone eligible to register to vote may sign a petition for a minor party or independent candidate, or whether only … Continue reading
On September 11, the 6th circuit refused to disturb last week’s U.S. District Court decision, leaving the anti-affirmative action initiative on the Michigan ballot. The District Court had found that some of the circulators tricked people into signing, but said … Continue reading
