On May 6, the New Jersey Supreme Court refused to hear Layton v Lewis, the case involving whether former Olympic track star Carl Lewis really was a resident of New Jersey during the preceding four years. Lewis is trying to … Continue reading
On May 6, some potential future candidates filed a lawsuit in Arizona state court, seeking to block a scheduled 2012 vote of the people on whether to shut off financing for public funding of candidates. See this story. The lawsuit … Continue reading
On the evening of May 5, the Republican Party of South Carolina and Fox News hosted the first presidential debate of the 2012 season, for candidates seeking the Republican nomination. Participating were Ron Paul, Gary Johnson, Tim Pawlenty, Rick Santorum, … Continue reading
British voters rejected the ballot question to use Instant Runoff Voting, 32% to 68%. Turnout was approximately 44%. This was the first British ballot question, covering the entire nation, since 1975. See this story. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the … Continue reading
On April 13, Americans Elect turned in its petition for party status in Arizona. The counties are checking the signatures now, and expect to be finished by May 13. Assuming the petition is valid, Americans Elect will then be ballot-qualified … Continue reading
