Maine has released approximate registration data for June 2006. It isn’t exact because a few tiny towns still haven’t reported the data. The state’s estimates for June 2006 are: Democratic 302,000; Republican 275,000; Green 26,000; independent and others 364,000. The … Continue reading
On November 27, 2006, the Oregon Democratic Party intervened in a pending federal lawsuit, for the purpose of supporting the law passed in 2005 in Oregon that makes it illegal for primary voters to sign an independent candidate’s petition. The … Continue reading
The Utah legislature’s Districting Committee settled on boundaries for a 4th seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, on November 29. The Utah Districting Committee is composed of 5 State Senators and 7 Representatives. It exists solely for the task … Continue reading
The post made earlier on November 30 discusses U.S. Supreme Court involvement with ballot access cases, or with cases that have ballot access implications. But there are several other interesting election law cases pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. The … Continue reading
During August and September 2006, five ballot-access-related cases were decided by US Courts of Appeals, and one was decided by a State Supreme Court. Since the losing side is permitted to ask for U.S. Supreme Court review, three months after … Continue reading
