The Ninth Circuit has scheduled oral arguments in Peace & Freedom Party v Bowen for Thursday, February 13, in San Francisco. The issue is whether the Secretary of State should have listed Peta Lindsay on the party’s presidential primary ballot … Continue reading
Approximately half the states require that provisional ballots must be cast in the voter’s home precinct, whereas the other half of the states allow the ballot to be cast in other polling places. The Fair Elections Legal Network has published … Continue reading
On December 18, the Republican nominee for Attorney General of Virginia will announce formally that he is calling off any further proceedings in the recount. The November 5, 2013 election showed that the Democratic nominee had won by fewer than … Continue reading
On December 17, Alabama held a special election for U.S. House, First District. Although independent candidate James Hall put up a strong legal fight to win a spot on the ballot, he was not on the ballot. The only two … Continue reading
On December 16, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Minnesota Majority v Mansky, 13-185. The case concerned a Minnesota law that says, “A political badge, political button, or other political insignia may not be worn at or about the … Continue reading
