On September 10, the California legislature passed AB 30. It lets any citizen who is 17 years old complete a voter registration form and submit it. The county would process it, but it would not take effect until that individual … Continue reading
As noted earlier, on September 9 a Washington state Superior Court ruled that initiative and referendum petitions need not bear the signatures of the circulator. Also, voters may sign such petitions even if they are not registered, and their signatures … Continue reading
The Suffolk County, New York Libertarian Party candidates for county offices will be heard in state court on October 7, in their fight to show that the Suffolk County Board of Elections should not have removed them from the ballot. … Continue reading
On September 14, Hart Intercivic Corporation filed a lawsuit in federal court in Delaware, charging that the proposed merger of Diebold’s vote-counting machine business with ES&S (Election Systems & Software) would create a violation of the Clayton anti-trust Act. Here … Continue reading
The major parties have long issued certifications after each national presidential candidate to each state, for the purpose of informing each state’s elections officials which names to print on the November ballot for president and vice-president for that particular party. … Continue reading
