The U.S. Postal Service promulgated a new regulation on December 1, 2005, allowing petitioning on sidewalks that are parallel to streets. Petitioning on sidewalks that go from a parking lot to the door of the post office is still illegal, … Continue reading
On December 20, a state court in Illinois granted an injunction, requiring elections officials to place three candidates on the ballot, even though they missed the statutory filing deadline. The three candidates are incumbent judges, seeking to appear in a … Continue reading
On December 20, the Arizona Secretary of State announced new registration data, as of November 1, 2005. Parties that did not poll 5% for president in 2004 needed to keep their registration above two-thirds of 1%, at this tally, to … Continue reading
On December 20, U.S. District Court Judge Mark Kravitz, a Bush Jr. appointee, ruled that the U.S. Constitution does not require states to permit same-day voter registration. ACORN v Bysiewicz, 3:04-cv-1624. … Continue reading
On December 20, the daily newspaper of Eugene, Oregon ran this op-ed against the “top two” primary initiative now circulating in that state. … Continue reading
