On September 3, Arnold Davis filed his opening brief in the Ninth Circuit in Davis v Guam, 13-15199. The issue is who should be allowed to register to vote, in an upcoming election over the future political relationship between Guam … Continue reading
The Republican Party of Syracuse, New York, will not have a nominee on the ballot in the November 5, 2013 election, unless it wins a lawsuit in state court. See this story. … Continue reading
On September 9, the Ohio Supreme Court unanimously expanded the ability of independent candidates to run for judicial office, including not only judgeship elections, but elections for Clerk of a Court. The decision is State ex rel Coughlin v Summit … Continue reading
Oregon has released new registration data, reflecting the August 15 totals. Compared with the tally of June 15, the Working Families Party has increased its registration 27%, and now has .40% of the state’s registered voters. This makes it the … Continue reading
The New York City Board of Elections has disqualified three independent candidates for Mayor, because their petitions were obviously deficient on their face. Generally this is because the total number of signatures on their petition was a smaller number than … Continue reading
