On October 27, the Arkansas Supreme Court voted 5-2 to remove one of the two medical marijuana initiatives from the November 8 ballot, even though everyone agrees that the petition had enough signatures of registered voters. Benca v Martin, cv-16-785. … Continue reading
On October 28, the Kentucky Secretary of State’s office posted the list of official write-in candidates for president. Here is the list. The write-in candidates are listed directly under the list of ballot-listed candidates. Thanks to Larry West for the … Continue reading
On the night of October 27, Jerry Gordon died at the age of 88. He had been the first attorney to file a ballot access lawsuit in federal court against a state law requiring a very high number of signatures. … Continue reading
On October 28, the Virginia State Board of Elections posted this list of declared write-in presidential candidates. Thanks to Leonardo Quevedo for the link. … Continue reading
On October 28, the Sixth Circuit reversed a U.S. District Court and reimposed the Michigan ban on photography at polling places. Here is the 2-1 decision in Crookston v Johnson, 16-2490. Judge Jeffrey Sutton, a Bush Jr. appointee, wrote the … Continue reading
