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The Pennsylvania ballot access case filed in federal court on January 10, 2006, is still alive. The case lost in the 3rd circuit in August 2006, but the request for a rehearing en banc is still pending as of January … Continue reading
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The newly-elected Democratic Secretary of State in Iowa, Michael Mauro, is expected to decide in a week whether to settle the lawsuit over voter registration. The lawsuit Iowa Libertarian Party v Culver was filed in September 2005, over Iowa’s voter … Continue reading
On January 4, the 7th circuit upheld Indiana’s law, requiring voters who vote at the polls to show a government-issued photo ID. The vote was 2-1. Crawford v Marion Co. Election Board, no. 06-2218.
On January 3, the 7th circuit refused to rehear the Illinois ballot access case called Lee v Keith. The 7th circuit had struck down the ballot access law for independent candidates for the state legislature in September 2006, and now … Continue reading
Oklahoma State Senator Randy Brogdon (R-Owasso) and Representative Marian Cooksey (R-Edmond) say they will introduce a bill soon to ease ballot access for new and minor parties. Bills in Oklahoma must be introduced by January 18, 2007, even though the … Continue reading