On May 21, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Underwood v Guam, 06-1268, the case over whether the Republican Party candidate for Governor in 2006 should have faced a run-off, or whether he should have been declared the winner. … Continue reading
On May 21, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Underwood v Guam, 06-1268, the case over whether the Republican Party candidate for Governor in 2006 should have faced a run-off, or whether he should have been declared the winner. … Continue reading
On May 15, the voters of Massachusetts’ Norfolk District 11 filled a vacancy in the State House. Three candidates were on the ballot, an independent, a Democrat, and a Republican. The independent, Paul McMurtry, was elected, with 38%. His opponents … Continue reading
On May 15, Pennsylvania held its primary elections. Pennsylvania is one of four states with statewide partisan elections this year. The others are Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Those other three states haven’t had their primaries yet. Pennsylvania elects four statewide … Continue reading
On May 18, the 9th circuit heard arguments in Porter v Jones, 06-55517. This case involves California’s attempt to criminalize “vote-trading” web pages. Back in 2000, a group of Gore supporters and Nader supporters jointly set up a web page. … Continue reading
