On August 12, the Ohio Supreme Court unanimously rejected a challenge to the validity of a statewide initiative petition. Here is the 3-page decision. Opponents of the initiative had charged that the petition is invalid because not all of the … Continue reading
On August 11, Washington state filed its brief in the 9th circuit in Washington State Republican Party v State, 11-35122. The state’s brief is 89 pages. It argues that even if the evidence shows that voters are confused by the … Continue reading
Brookfield, Connecticut, like all cities and towns in Connecticut, has partisan local elections. According to this story, Brookfield also has a law that requires that appointed commissioners may not all be from the same political party. Currently the only qualified … Continue reading
According to this story, a lower state court in Saguache County, Colorado, is mulling over holding officials of Elections System & Software in contempt of court. The officials had been ordered to appear for a deposition, but they did not … Continue reading
According to this story, Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler wants the legislature to provide that when a write-in voter forgets, or doesn’t know, to “X” the box next to the name just written in, that vote should be invalid. … Continue reading
