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Various West Virginia election law bills all failed to pass by the March 3 deadline. Bills that didn’t pass out of their house of origin by that date cannot pass this year. One bill that failed to advance in time … Continue reading
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The Indianapolis Star has this article, describing the oral argument in the Indiana Supreme Court on March 4 in League of Women Voters of Indiana v Rokita. Thanks to How Appealing for the link. The outcome seems difficult to predict. … Continue reading
On March 4, the 11th circuit held oral arguments in Coffield v Handel, the case that challenges Georgia’s ballot access law for independent and minor party candidates for U.S. House. They are so strict, they have not been used since … Continue reading
On March 3, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty signed SF 2251, which moves the primary from September to August. It also moves the independent candidate petition deadline (for office other than President) from July 20 to June 1, and moves the … Continue reading
On March 2, Allen D. Clark, a California union official, filed a lawsuit in Sacramento Superior Court, to require that the ballot description of Proposition 14, the “top-two open primary” measure, be altered. The case is Clark v Bowan, 34-2010-80000460. … Continue reading