Judge Scott Vowell is the Presiding Judge of the Jefferson County, Alabama, Circuit Court. Jefferson County is easily Alabama’s most populous county, and contains Birmingham. According to this story, Judge Vowell, who is newly-retired, recommends that voters no longer choose … Continue reading
What will probably be the final lawsuit on whether President Obama meets the Constitutional Qualifications to be President has a conference date in the U.S. Supreme Court. The lead plaintiff is Ed Noonan, who won the American Independent Party non-binding … Continue reading
On January 7, the Corvallis, Oregon city council met and selected Richard Hervey as the Council President. The City Council has 9 members, each elected from one of nine wards. The elections are non-partisan. Two members of the city council, … Continue reading
Activists in Alabama, and in Tennessee, are each working for fairer ballot access by lobbying the state legislature. Here is the Tennessee group’s facebook page, and here is the Alabama group’s page. The Alabama lobbying is further along and probably … Continue reading
On January 9, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell delivered his “State of the Commonwealth” speech, and asked the legislature to make restoration of voting rights automatic for ex-felons who have completed their sentence and had not been convicted of a violent … Continue reading
