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On September 6, Adlai E. Stevenson III died at the age of 90. See this lengthy New York Times obituary. He was a former Democratic U.S. Senator, and the Democratic nominee for Governor of Illinois in both 1982 and 1986. … Continue reading
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The government of Ohio has asked the U.S. Supreme Court for more time to respond to the cert petition filed by the Ohio Libertarian Party in the case over the composition of the Ohio Elections Commission. The law says there … Continue reading
The Third Circuit will hear Benezet Consulting v Boockvar, 20-2976, on Friday, September 24, at 10 a.m. The issue is the Pennsylvania ban on out-of-state circulators for primary petitions. The U.S. District Court had struck it down, but only as … Continue reading
On September 8, the California legislature passed SB 660, which bans paying initiative circulators on a per-signature basis. Similar bills have been vetoed by each of the last three governors. … Continue reading
On September 8, India B. Walton, Democratic nominee for Mayor of Buffalo, asked the Second Circuit to stay the order of the U.S. District Court that put her opponent, independent candidate Byron Brown, on the November ballot. The Second Circuit … Continue reading