The Florida Senate Ethics and Elections Committee recently issued a report, suggesting new election laws for 2011. One of the ideas is to impose a prior affiliation requirement on independent candidates. No one could be an independent candidate if he … Continue reading
On October 21, a lawsuit was filed in Florida state court in Miami to disqualify David Rivera, the Republican nominee for U.S. House, 25th district. The lawsuit, which apparently is called Barzee v Rivera, says that Rivera didn’t fill out … Continue reading
On October 20, U.S. District Court Judge James A. Teilborg of Arizona granted an injunction, forbidding Coconino County election officials from interfering with one particular voter, or any voter, who wants to wear a Tea Party T-shirt to the polls … Continue reading
As previously reported, on September 20, a U.S. District Court in Tennessee declared that state’s ballot access laws for new and previously unqualified parties to be unconstitutional. The state has not filed a notice of appeal. It is to be … Continue reading
On October 20, the Constitution, Green and Libertarian Parties of Pennsylvania filed this 39-page brief in the Third Circuit. The case is Constitution Party of Pennsylvania v Cortes, 10-3205. The issues are the Pennsylvania challenge system that subjects minor parties … Continue reading
