On November 1, the U.S. District Court Judge in Arizona who had issued injunctive relief for one voter in Coconino County to wear clothing to the polls that mentions the Tea Party expanded his ruling to cover the entire state. See this story.
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On November 1, Sarah Palin endorsed Tom Tancredo for Governor of Colorado. He is the Constitution Party nominee. See this story. Thanks to Independent Political Report for this news.
Laura Wells, Green Party gubernatorial nominee, will appear in court in San Rafael, California, on election day. She was arrested for trespassing last month when she tried to sit in the audience for one of the Jerry Brown-Meg Whitman major party gubernatorial debates. She and her attorney, Matt Gonzalez, are holding a press conference on the county courthouse steps at 12:30 p.m. See this story.
Laura Wells, Green Party gubernatorial nominee, will appear in court in San Rafael, California, on election day. She was arrested for trespassing last month when she tried to sit in the audience for one of the Jerry Brown-Meg Whitman major party gubernatorial debates. She and her attorney, Matt Gonzalez, are holding a press conference on the county courthouse steps at 12:30 p.m. See this story.
On November 1, the U.S. Department of Justice, Voting Rights Section, pre-cleared the rules for write-in candidates set forth last week by the Alaska Supreme Court. Alaska is one of the states in which changes to election laws and procedures must be approved by the Voting Rights Section. Thanks to Rick Hasen for this news.
Earlier on November 1, five voters had filed a federal lawsuit against the Alaska Elections Division, complaining that the latest version of the Alaska Supreme Court rules for write-ins had not been pre-cleared. That case was Rudolph v Fenumiai, 3:10-cv-00243. But the lawsuit is now moot.
Last week the Alaska Supreme Court had said that elections officials may show the list of declared write-in candidates to any voter who asks to see it.
On November 1, the Arkansas Supreme Court issued a one-sentence order in Fite v Kilgore, 10-1112. This is the case over the eligibility of the Republican nominee for state house, 83rd district, Tommy Fite. The Supreme Court order says, “Petition and amended petition for writ of prohibition are denied without prejudice.” This appears to mean that if Hite wins the election, the Arkansas Supreme Court will then decide if he is eligible to take office. His name is on the ballot, but a notice will be posted in the polling places saying that votes for him will not be counted. The only other candidate on the ballot is the Democratic nominee. The seat is currently held by a Republican who is not running for re-election.
A lower state court said Fite is not eligible to be a state legislator because in 1984 he plea-bargained to a misdemeanor charge.