On June 28, Americans Elect’s web page posted a new national signature count for its ballot access petitions. The new figure is 1,348,312. The last posting, five days ago, had been 1,262,665. As before, the vast majority of these signatures … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2011
On June 28, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, a Republican, deleted funds from the state budget that were intended to help pay for administration of the Republican Party primary. See this story. The Republican Party will now raise the $1,500,000 … Continue reading
Late in 2010, Dallas County, Texas, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its appeal in Dallas County v Texas Democratic Party, 10-755. The issue involves the federal Voting Rights Act. The 3-judge U.S. District Court had ruled that Dallas … Continue reading
On the morning of June 28, the Nevada Supreme Court heard arguments in Nevada State Democratic Party v Nevada Republican Party, 58404. Here is a short newspaper article about the argument. This is the case over whether the upcoming special … Continue reading
On June 27, New Hampshire Governor John Lynch vetoed the bill to require voters at the polls to show a government photo-ID. See this story. New Hampshire is the fourth state this year in which a bill of this type … Continue reading
John Nygren, a member of the Wisconsin Assembly, is a candidate for the State Senate in one of this year’s special elections. However, according to this story, he needed 400 valid signatures to place his name on the Republican primary … Continue reading