On October 29, U.S. District Court Judge Roger W. Titus, a Bush Jr. appointee, held that Maryland’s deadline for overseas absentee ballots to be received, in order to be counted, is unconstitutional. The deadline is 10 days after the election. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2010
On October 28, Idaho held a debate for all five candidates on the ballot for Governor. See this story. Thanks to Uncovered Politics for the link. The candidates are Republican nominee Butch Otter, Democrat Keith Allred, Libertarian Ted Dunlap, and … Continue reading
On October 28, two Libertarian nominees filed a lawsuit, arguing that the ballot format discriminates against certain candidates and for certain other candidates. The case is Blevens v Gardner, in Merrimack County Superior Court. See the party’s web page, explaining … Continue reading
Politico has this story, that on the last day, over 100 people signed up to be declared write-in candidates for U.S. Senate in Alaska. The intent is to make the list of declared write-in candidates so long that the list … Continue reading
The October 29 issue of the Lexington (Kentucky) Herald-Leader has this op-ed by Howard Dean, advocating Instant Runoff Voting. Dean is former chair of the Democratic National Committee, and has been advocating IRV for many years. … Continue reading
On October 28, the Nevada Supreme Court issued a 6-page opinion in Fasano v Ashjian, 56040, holding the appeal moot. The case had been filed by Tim Fasano, Independent American Party nominee for U.S. Senate, to remove Scott Ashjian from … Continue reading