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On January 30, a cert petition was filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in Simmons v Galvin, 09-920. The issue is whether the federal Voting Rights Act was meant to apply to state laws that make it illegal for ex-felons … Continue reading
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On February 10, the 11th circuit ruled 3-0 that it is constitutional for Alabama to require more signatures for an independent candidate for U.S. House than for an independent presidential candidate. Here is the opinion, which is only 5 pages. … Continue reading
South Carolina has a very easy requirement for a ballot-qualified party to remain on the ballot. It must merely run at least one candidate for any partisan office, at least once every other election year. The Independence Party of South … Continue reading
The Seminole Chronicle has this story, saying that because two Florida Libertarians have both announced an intention to file for the same legislative seat, election officials will conduct a Libertarian Party primary (in that district only) in 2010. The newspaper … Continue reading
On February 10, the Public Policy Institute of California issued this 17-page analysis of whether California’s top-two open primary, Proposition 14, would create more moderate elected office-holders. The PPIC was created in 1994 by a bequest from William Hewlett (of … Continue reading