On August 17, the New Hampshire Supreme Court had ruled that the state’s laws governing order of parties and candidates on the ballot are unconstitutional. On August 25, the Court ruled that the ruling should not take effect until after this year’s September primary.
On August 23, the California Court of Appeals denied injunctive relief in Sonoma Republican Party v McPherson, the lawsuit that tried to get relief for write-in candidates in partisan primaries. No hearing was held; the request was simply denied, a day after it had been filed. Thanks to Dave Kadlecek for this news.
On August 23, the California Court of Appeals denied injunctive relief in Sonoma Republican Party v McPherson, the lawsuit that tried to get relief for write-in candidates in partisan primaries. No hearing was held; the request was simply denied, a day after it had been filed. Thanks to Dave Kadlecek for this news.
On August 25, the Arkansas Secretary of State said he will not appeal the August 23 federal court decision, striking down the 3% petition for new parties.
Connecticut election law permits a political party to expel a registered member of that party, for “disloyalty.” The decision is in the hands of the party’s Registrar of Voters, for the town in which the individual lives. On August 25, New Haven’s Democratic Registrar of Voters refused to expel U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman. Lieberman lives in New Haven. There is no legal recourse for anyone who is unhappy with the Registrar’s decision. Some Democrats in New Haven had asked the Registrar to expel the Senator, but she has now rejected that request.
