On January 16, 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously reversed the 2nd circuit, and upheld New York state’s system by which candidates for Delegate to Party Nominating Conventions get on primary ballots. Justice Antonin Scalia wrote the opinion, which can … Continue reading
The Oregon State Senate Elections & Ethics Committee heard testimony today on legalizing fusion (the practice of letting two political parties jointly nominate the same candidate). There is no specific bill in front of that committee, but there will be … Continue reading
MSNBC just announced that the Nevada State Supreme Court just ruled against Dennis Kucinich and in favor of NBC. Yesterday, a Clark County court judge ruled that NBC should be required to include Kucinich. An hour before tonight’s debate is … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court did not issue any election law decisions on Tuesday, January 15. However, the Court is expected to issue more opinions on Wednesday, January 16, so there may be an opinion on January 16 in either the … Continue reading
January 15 is the deadline for determining which presidential primary candidates will be on the Mississippi Democratic and Republican presidential primary ballots. The primary is March 11. The Secretary of State had already announced a preliminary list of candidates (those … Continue reading
