Although the U.S. Supreme Court issued five full opinions on June 19, it did not release the only pending election law decision, Davis v Federal Election Commission. That will come next week. Davis v FEC concerns part of the McCain-Feingold … Continue reading
Arizona assumes independent candidate petitions are valid, if they have more than the legal minimum number of signatures and have no obvious other flaw. June 18 was the last day for anyone to file challenges to any Arizona independent petition. … Continue reading
Zogby released a presidential poll on June 18, with these results: Obama 45%, McCain 40%, Barr 3%, Nader 3%, other or undecided 9%. When Barr and Nader are omitted, the results are: Obama 47%, McCain 42%, other or undecided 12%. … Continue reading
On June 17, Indiana State Senator John Waterman (R-Shelburn) said he will try to get on the ballot as the Taxpayers Party candidate for Governor. He needs 32,742 valid signatures by Monday, June 30. He is motivated to run because … Continue reading
In 2007, the Montana legislature moved the petition deadline for independent candidates (for office other than president) from June to March. In April 2008 the ACLU national Voting Rights office filed a lawsuit against the new deadline, on behalf of … Continue reading
