Most counties in New Jersey use electronic voting machines that do not produce a paper trail. Critics of these voting machines filed a lawsuit in state court in 2004, Gusciora v McGreevey, which is still alive and is now called … Continue reading
The New York Daily News and other media are reporting that a substantial portion of contributions to the New York state Independence Party in recent months has been from the Republican Party and Republican State Senators. See this story. Thanks … Continue reading
On March 5, the Oklahoma Senate passed SB 76 by 27-18. It increases candidate filing fees. U.S. House rises from $500 to $1,500; legislature from $200 to $400; U.S. Senate from $750 to $2,000; most state executive statewide offices from … Continue reading
The opening brief in Citizen Center v Gessler, 12-1414, is due on April 1, 2013 in the Tenth Circuit. This is the interesting case over whether the U.S. Constitution protects a secret ballot. The U.S. District Court had ruled on … Continue reading
On March 5, the Hawaii Senate sent SB 223 back to committee. That means it is almost certainly dead. The bill would have made it easier for parties to exclude candidates from their primaries. Current law requires a party to … Continue reading
