On January 15, a status conference was held in Noble v State, Mercer County Superior Court, c-86-13. This is the lawsuit filed by the Socialist Party to win the ability for voters to register as members of the Socialist Party. … Continue reading
Pete Peterson, the only announced Republican running for Secretary of State of California, has this interesting column at Fox and Hounds, about independent voters. … Continue reading
The Seventh Circuit will hear Stone v Board of Election Commissioners, 13-2733, on February 19, Wednesday, at 10 a.m. in Chicago. This is the case that challenges the law requiring candidates for non-partisan citywide office in Chicago to submit 12,500 … Continue reading
Virginia holds a special State Senate election on January 21. There are three candidates on the ballot: Democrat Jennifer Wexton, independent Joe T. May, and Republican John Whitbeck. The Washington Post has endorsed Wexton, but the editorial says the only … Continue reading
The most obscure part of the federal Voting Rights Act is Section 3, which says that if a jurisdiction persistently demonstrates a disregard of voting rights for ethnic and racial minorities, it is subject to pre-clearance from the U.S. Justice … Continue reading
