The February 20 issue of the daily student newspaper at Duke University carries this story about the pending ballot access lawsuit.
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On February 19, a U.S. District Court in Pennsylvania issued a temporary restraining order against enforcement of a township ordinance. The ordinance makes it illegal for a homeowner to display a lawn sign saying “Vote for (whomever or whatever)” more than 30 days before any particular election. Rudolph v Township of South Park, 2:08-cv-334, western district. South Park is a suburb of Pittsburgh. Thanks to Tom McLaughlin for the news. The case was brought by the ACLU.
On February 19, a U.S. District Court in Pennsylvania issued a temporary restraining order against enforcement of a township ordinance. The ordinance makes it illegal for a homeowner to display a lawn sign saying “Vote for (whomever or whatever)” more than 30 days before any particular election. Rudolph v Township of South Park, 2:08-cv-334, western district. South Park is a suburb of Pittsburgh. Thanks to Tom McLaughlin for the news. The case was brought by the ACLU.
On February 19, the Kentucky Senate passed HB 18 after amending it. The Senate amendment changes the Kentucky primary schedule.
Currently, Kentucky holds its presidential primary, and its primary for all other office, together, in May. The Senate amendments would establish an early February presidential primary, and a primary for all other office in late August.
HB 18 also eliminates the run-off primaries for Governor that have long existed in that state. HB 18, as passed by the House, only concerned abolishing run-off gubernatorial primaries. Now the bill will to to a conference committee to see if the House will accept the amendment to the bill that changes the primary schedule.
The New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, will hear the Independence Party dispute over who its nominee is on Friday, February 22. The election involved is the special election to fill the vacant State Senate seat in the 48th district. That special election is set for Tuesday, February 26.
One county unit of the Independence Party nominated one candidate, but the other county unit of that party in that district nominated another candidate. The lower court had ruled that the State Committee should have made the nomination.
Although there are many disadvantages to old-fashioned mechanical voting machines, they have one advantage; the ballot can be changed almost at the last minute. New York is the only state still using old-fashioned mechanical voting machines. Changing the ballot involves inserting various labels next to the levers. Of course, that does not solve the absentee ballot problem.