On January 16, a U.S. District Court in Albany, New York, approved a settlement in U.S. v New York State Board of Elections. Under the settlement, New York can continue to use mechanical voting machines until 2009 (even though federal … Continue reading
On January 16, the California State Court of Appeals ruled unconstitutional a state law that makes it illegal for people to circulate a city initiative or referendum, unless that circulator lives in that particular city. Preserve Shorecliff Homeowners v City … Continue reading
The Michigan Democratic primary results are: Clinton 55.3%, uncommitted 40.0%, Kucinich 3.7%, Dodd .6%, Gravel .4%. Michigan Republican results: Romney 38.9%, McCain 29.7%, Huckabee 16.1%, Paul 6.3%, Thompson 3.7%, Giuliani 2.8%, Uncommitted 2.1%, Hunter .3%, Tancredo .1%, Brownback, .04%. For … Continue reading
Justice Scalia’s decision, upholding New York state primary rules for candidates for Delegates to Nominating Conventions, is only 12 pages long. The first 5 pages describe the background of the case. Part II, on page 5, sets forth legal ideas … Continue reading
A U.S. District Court in Nevada has set an oral argument in Chesnut v Democratic Party of Nevada (2:08-cv-46) for Thursday, January 17. The Judge assigned to the case is James C. Mahan, who was appointed in 2002. The case … Continue reading
