Tom Barrow, a candidate for Mayor of Detroit, is seeking a court injunction to prevent his rival, write-in candidate Mike Duggan, from even distributing literature explaining how to cast a write-in vote. Barrow claims that because Duggan is not on … Continue reading
On July 12, an Oregon State Appeals Court issued a ruling in a case that challenges a state law that says no one may simultaneously be a volunteer petitioner for one initiative, while being paid to get signatures on another … Continue reading
On July 11, the Michigan State Appeals Court ruled in Wilcoxon v City of Detroit Election Commission, 317012, that signatures on nominating petitions are valid even if the signer fails to enter the date of signing. The decision says that … Continue reading
Eliot Spitzer, seeking the Democratic nomination for New York City Comptroller, needed 3,750 valid signatures of registered Democrats by July 11. Since he started getting signatures only five days before the deadline, his campaign paid petitioners $800 per day. New … Continue reading
On July 12, the New York State Board of Elections informed the U.S. District Court, Eastern District, that it has decided not to appeal Credico v New York State Board of Elections. The Board had earlier said it would appeal, … Continue reading
