On October 12, a U.S. District Court judge dismissed a case filed by one unit of the Republican Party of Virginia. The party had filed a lawsuit to validate its bylaw, that people who have voted in the Democratic Party … Continue reading
On October 7, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed SB 1050, which would have provided that write-in votes should be counted in some cases, even though the voter forgot to check the box next to the name written in.
On October 6, U.S. District Court Judge Norman Moon refused to require the University of Virginia Center for Politics to invite independent Virginia gubernatorial candidate Russell Potts into its gubernatorial debate. Since the debate sponsor is a branch of the … Continue reading
On October 7, the European Court of Human Rights ruled 12-5 that prisoners must be allowed to vote. The European charter guarantees the “right to free elections”, and the court construed that to mean that prisoners do not lose voting … Continue reading
New York city elects its 3 citywide partisan officers on November 8. In the Mayor’s race, eight candidates will be on the ballot. They are the nominees of the Republican, Democratic, Conservative, Socialist Workers, Libertarian and Green Parties, as well … Continue reading
