The editor of the News Journal of Clinton County, Ohio, has this detailed and interesting analysis of Ohio election law concerning which voters are independents and which are party members. Ohio law on this matter is easily the most arbitrary … Continue reading
On June 21, the Ninth Circuit issued this 6-page opinion in Sanders County Republican Party v Fox, 12-35816. This is a Montana decision. The decision re-affirms the panel’s earlier determination that political parties have a right to endorse candidates for … Continue reading
On June 19, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley signed SB 2. See this story. Candidates for state and local office who fail to file certain documents relating to their personal finances will no longer be barred from ballots. As the … Continue reading
On the evening of June 20, the New York legislature passed A7832, which authorizes New York city to use the old-fashioned mechanical voting machines in this year’s city elections. The machines have been in storage since 2010. Federal law does … Continue reading
John Jay Hooker has been a prominent Democrat in Tennessee for decades, and he is also notable for being the first friend of Ross Perot’s to suggest to Perot that he run for President. Hooker was the Democratic nominee for … Continue reading
