On May 13, Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels signed HB 1242, an omnibus election law bill. Among other things, it provides that just in case the current Republican Secretary of State, Charlie White, is found not to have been eligible to … Continue reading
This newspaper story describes bills in the Maine legislature to eliminate or curtail public funding for candidates for state office. The bill to repeal the program has already been defeated in committee, although the sponsor will try to put a … Continue reading
On May 10, U.S. District Court Judge Jed Rakoff issued an 18-page opinion in Conservative Party v Walsh, southern district, 10 cv-6923. This is the lawsuit in which the Conservative Party of New York, the Working Families Party of New … Continue reading
On May 12, a 3-judge U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., heard arguments in Bluman v Federal Election Commission, 10-1766. The three judges are Ricardo Urbina, a Clinton appointee; and Rosemary Collyer and Brett Kavanaugh, Bush Jr. appointees. According to … Continue reading
On May 12, the 4th circuit heard arguments in Lux v Judd, 10-1997. This is the case that challenges Virginia’s law making it illegal for anyone to circulate a petition for a candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, if that … Continue reading
