On September 9, the U.S. Court of Appeals refused to disturb the U.S. District Court’s injunctive relief in Bogaert v Land. The case number in the 6th Circuit is 08-2130. The District Court had ruled that it is unconstitutional to tell circulators that they can’t work on a recall petition unless they live in the district of the office-holder who is being recalled. Thanks to Thomas Jones for this news.
On September 9, the U.S. Court of Appeals refused to disturb the U.S. District Court’s injunctive relief in Bogaert v Land. The case number in the 6th Circuit is 08-2130. The District Court had ruled that it is unconstitutional to tell circulators that they can’t work on a recall petition unless they live in the district of the office-holder who is being recalled. Thanks to Thomas Jones for this news.
On September 12, a Mississippi State Circuit Court Judge ordered the ballot format to be changed. The state had proposed putting the Class One U.S. Senate seat at the very end of the ballot, even though the Class Two U.S. Senate seat is near the beginning of the ballot (just underneath president). The judge said both U.S. Senate seats should be near the front of the ballot. The state is appealing to the State Supreme Court. The case is Berger v Barbour. Here is a copy of the 7-page decision, courtesy of Daily Kos.
It is expected that a lawsuit to get Bob Barr and Brian Moore on the Louisiana ballot for president will be filed on September 15. It is also expected that Moore will file a lawsuit against Mississippi, also on September 15. Louisiana has not started printing any ballots for the November election, and hasn’t even had its Congressional primary yet. The Louisiana lawsuit will be called Libertarian Party, and Socialist Party, et al, v Dardenne.
The Montana Secretary of State is not inclined to remove Ron Paul’s name from the ballot as the Constitution Party nominee, since all but five counties have finalized their ballots and sent the information to the printer. The state elections office says if Ron Paul wanted his name off the ballot, he should have notified the Secretary of State by September 5. UPDATE: the decision is still not final.
