On September 18, U.S. District Court Judge John W. Darrah issued an opinion in Miller v Broderick, 13-cv-2281 (northern district of Illinois), in favor of the Defendant, Maureen Broderick, who functioned as an election board member in a local election … Continue reading
The Green Party is out registering voters in Syracuse, New York. See this story. The party is hoping for a possible partisan win in the November 5, 2013 election for Howie Hawkins for city council. … Continue reading
On September 24, Alabama held Republican and Democratic primaries for U.S. House, for the vacant First District. Because no one got as much as 50% in the Republican primary, there will be a run-off primary on November 5. The election … Continue reading
On September 24, California held a special run-off election to fill the vacant Assembly seat, 52nd district, in San Bernardino and Los Angeles Counties. The run-off was between a Democrat, Freddie Rodriguez, and Paul Leon. Leon, Mayor of Ontario, changed … Continue reading
On September 19, seven states filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Judd v Libertarian Party of Virginia, 13-231. This is the case over Virginia’s ban on out-of-state circulators for candidate petitions. The lower courts in … Continue reading
