On August 18, the New Mexico Attorney General filed this 37-page brief in response to the ballot access lawsuit Woodruff v Herrera, filed by the Libertarian and Green Parties on May 7. The parties had complained that, starting in 2006, … Continue reading
On Monday, August 24, a Tulsa County District Court will hear Eagleton v City of Tulsa, cj2009-5920. The issue is whether an initiative petition is valid. The initiative would ask the voters if they wish to convert Tulsa city elections … Continue reading
On August 21, Andy Shugart appealed his Alabama ballot access case to the Eleventh Circuit. The case involves the number of signatures needed for an independent candidate for U.S. House. Alabama required more signatures for an independent candidate for U.S. … Continue reading
On August 20, a Commonwealth Court in Pennsylvania disqualified Wieslaw Niemoczynski from the November 3, 2009 ballot as an independent candidate for Monroe County Common Pleas Judge. However, the trial showed massive problems with the state’s list of registered voters, … Continue reading
On August 20, the Lincoln County, Montana County Commission voted to place a ballot measure on the November 3, 2009 ballot, asking voters if they wish to switch county elections from partisan elections to non-partisan elections. The vote was 2-1. … Continue reading
