On October 28, U.S. District Court Joan Gottschall issued her opinion in Segovia v Board of Election Commissioners for Chicago, n.d., 15c-10196. The plaintiffs are U.S. citizens who live in Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Even though … Continue reading
Great Britain does not permit write-ins. This is mostly because the ballot access laws are so tolerant, anyone in Britain who wants to get on the ballot for House of Commons generally is able to do so. This BBC article, … Continue reading
On October 31, the Michigan voters fighting the ban on photography at a polling place ask for an en banc review in their lawsuit, Crookston v Johnson, 16-2490. A few hours later, the court asked the state to respond. The … Continue reading
On October 26, the Ohio Libertarian Party filed this cert petition in the U.S. Supreme Court. The case is Libertarian Party of Ohio v Husted, 16-580. It argues that the 2013 revision of the ballot access laws for newly-qualifying parties … Continue reading
Ohio Governor John Kasich has already voted in the November 8 election. He told the press that for president, he wrote in John McCain. See this story. As the story notes, John McCain is not a declared presidential write-in candidate, … Continue reading
