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On August 3, the US Court of Appeals, first circuit (which includes most New England states and Puerto Rico) ruled 5-2 that no international treaty requires the U.S. to let Puerto Rican resident-citizens vote for president.
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On August 2, the 8th circuit struck down a Minnesota law making it illegal for a candidate for state judge, or a state judge running for re-election, to attend political party meetings. The entire court ruled en banc. The vote … Continue reading
On August 1, a Pennsylvania state court judge ordered that write-in votes for two candidates for local office should count, even though some of the voters wrote the names of the candidates in the wrong place on the mechanical voting … Continue reading
On July 29, Washington state, and the Grange, asked the 9th circuit to overturn the U.S. District Court ruling that the “top-two” primary violates the associational rights of political parties. Also on July 29, the U.S. District Court issued its … Continue reading
Unfortunately, on July 21, Oregon HB 2614 was signed into law by Governor Ted Kulongoski. It makes it illegal for any voter to sign an independent candidate petition and vote in the primary. … Continue reading