For the first time, the Alabama Secretary of State’s official election returns include all write-in votes. Alabama is one of the few states that permits write-ins in general elections, yet doesn’t have a law that requires write-in candidates who want … Continue reading
On December 1, U.S. District Court Susan Dlott ruled that Ohio’s ban on paying petition circulators per signature is unconstitutional. Citizens for Tax Reform v Deters, 1:05-cv-212 (Cincinnati). The case had been filed April 1, 2005, and it took this … Continue reading
Texas State Senator Jeff Wentworth (R-San Antonio) has introduced SB134, to abolish the straight-ticket device.
On December 1, a U.S. District Court struck down Virginia law that mandates open primaries, in some instances. The case is Miller v Brown, 3:05cv-266, e.d. The decision says that when a party is required to hold a primary, then … Continue reading
The outgoing Ohio Attorney General has asked the U.S. Supreme Court for an extension of 60 days, to file any request that the U.S. Supreme Court review Libertarian Party of Ohio v Blackwell. In that case, on September 6, 2006, … Continue reading
