The Texas Secretary of State has corrected some clerical errors that had crept into the official November 2008 presidential returns, for the declared write-in candidates. As a result, Chuck Baldwin gained 343 votes, Ralph Nader gained 226 votes, Cynthia McKinney … Continue reading
The 2008 controversy over Florida’s January date for presidential primaries is still active in two distinct federal constitutional lawsuits. Ausman v Browning attacks the Florida state law, setting the primary at a date that violates national Democratic Party rules. The … Continue reading
The Montana ballot access case, Kelly v Johnson, has a conference before the federal judge who is handling the case on January 9. The lawsuit challenges Montana’s March petition deadline for non-presidential independent candidates.
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to hear Brewer v Nader at its January 16, 2009 conference. This is the case in which the Arizona Secretary of State hopes to persuade the U.S. Supreme Court to hear her appeal, … Continue reading
The January 4 issue of the Philadelphia Inquirer has this letter on the action of Pennsylvania courts requiring Ralph Nader to pay costs to the people who challenged his 2004 petition. Greg Kafoury, who wrote the letter, is an attorney … Continue reading
