On August 23, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that Ralph Nader must pay approximately $80,000 in court costs, stemming from the challenge to his signatures in 2004. In re Nomination Paper of Nader, 17 MAP 2005. In Pennsylvania, when a … Continue reading
On August 23, the 3rd circuit upheld the Pennsylvania ballot access laws for qualified minor political parties. Marakay v Cortes, 06-2241. The decision acknowledges that the Constitution, Green and Libertarian Parties polled enough votes in 2004 to meet the state’s … Continue reading
Nebraska holds its primary in May. At the May primary, no one filed to run for the Democratic nomination for Auditor. The incumbent, Kate Witek, a Republican, did not run for re-election, and the Republicans nominated someone else. A few … Continue reading
On August 23, a state court in Denver heard Colorado Libertarian Party v Doty. The issue is whether qualified minor parties may nominate candidates who have not been registered into those parties for an entire year. Major parties have an … Continue reading
On August 23, a state court in Alabama ruled that the state’s laws preventing felons and ex-felons from registering to vote cannot be enforced, until the state legislature passes a law explaining the term “moral turpitude”. The State Constitution does … Continue reading
