On March 4, Hawaii filed this response brief in Nader v Nago, 10-728. This is the case in which Ralph Nader challenges the number of signatures needed for an independent presidential candidate, on the basis that the law is irrational, … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider on March 25 whether to hear Green Party of Connecticut v Lenge, 10-795. This is the case that concerns Connecticut’s public funding law, which discriminates heavily against independent candidates and the candidates of new … Continue reading
Medill Reports, publication of the Graduate School of Journalism at Northwestern University, has this story about Illinois HB 2010, authored by Representative Mike Fortner. His bill lowers the number of signatures for independent candidates substantially, although it makes the petition … Continue reading
On March 8, the 11th circuit issued a 26-page opinion in Grizzle v Kemp, 10-12176. The decision upholds a 2009 Georgia law that says no one can run for local school board if the candidate has an immediate family member … Continue reading
On March 9, Warren Redlich and Mark Axinn filed a lawsuit in state court against the New York State Board of Elections, over the ballot format in November 2010 and many previous elections. The lawsuit points out that section 7-104(3)(c), … Continue reading
