On October 20, the North Dakota Supreme Court will hear Recall North Dakota v Jaeger, 2010-0228. The issue is whether members of Congress may be recalled. North Dakota is one of the states that permits recall. The state law has … Continue reading
The print and internet editions of the New York Times of October 18 have this article about the five non-major party gubernatorial candidates in New York. This coverage is very rare for the New York Times. The article itself would … Continue reading
This year, two Mississippi state court judges died after they had filed to run for re-election. Both had been running unopposed. Therefore, voters will elect someone to each judicial post by write-in votes. See this story. One of the judges … Continue reading
On October 18, Jim Norman appealed last week’s Florida state court ruling that removed him from the ballot. He won the August Republican primary for State Senate in the 12th district, but a Leon County Circuit Court then said his … Continue reading
On October 18, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Simmons v Galvin, 09-920, the Massachusetts case on whether the Voting Rights Act can be used to overturn bans on felons and ex-felons voting. The decision was not surprising, because … Continue reading
