The first week in August, the New Jersey Green, Libertarian and Conservative Parties will file a constitutional lawsuit in state court. The lawsuit will challenge a law that makes it illegal for petitioners to circulate a petition for a candidate … Continue reading
On July 13, the U.S. House of Representatives defeated various amendments to alter the Voting Rights Act, which was passed in 1965 and must be renewed every 15 years or so (it expires in 2007). Then, the House re-enacted the … Continue reading
Alabama lets the two major parties have extraordinary power over whether to let members of those parties onto primary ballots or not. State law lets the major parties exclude candidates who have been “disloyal” (i.e., anyone who ran as a … Continue reading
On June 28, Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen signed SB 407 into law. It makes it almost impossible for anyone to win a party primary by write-in votes. The former law required a write-in candidate in a primary to receive 5% … Continue reading
Last week, Nebraska voters who desire to cast a write-in vote for Tom Osborne for Governor this November filed a lawsuit against the state’s “sore loser” law for write-in candidates. Rodgers v Heineman, 33-06-0018. Tom Osborne lost the Republican primary … Continue reading
