On January 26, the U.S. Supreme Court denied yet another request for injunctive relief over whether President Obama meets the constitutional qualifications. Lightfoot v Bowen, 08A524. Thanks to Bill Van Allen for this news. … Continue reading
This article says New York state is behind schedule in choosing new vote-counting equipment to replace its mechanical voting machines. New York state is the only state that still uses these machines. The state is in violation of federal law. … Continue reading
Rhode Island Representative David Segal (D-Providence) has this op-ed in the New York Times of January 25. It advocates an end to gubernatorial appointments of U.S. Senators, and also advocates that special elections to fill U.S. Senate vacancies should skip … Continue reading
Alabama Representative Cam Ward (R-Alabaster) has agreed to introduce a bill to lower the number of signatures needed for minor parties and non-presidential independent candidates. He has been in the legislature since 2003. Thanks to Steven Gordon for this news. … Continue reading
Tennessee law says that the political party holding a majority in the State House of Representatives is entitled to appoint a majority of the seats in each county’s Election Commission. That provision, in existence since 1870, has never been tested … Continue reading
