The U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. circuit, has set a briefing schedule in Libertarian Party v D.C. Board of Elections, the case over whether election officials must count the votes cast for a declared write-in candidate for President. The three … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2011
The July 30 Arizona Daily Star, Tucson’s daily newspaper, has this story about Americans Elect being a qualified party in Arizona. Americans Elect had turned in its party petition in Arizona on April 13, and in June the Secretary of … Continue reading
On July 29, California Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 80, which abolishes the February presidential primary, and merges it with the June primary held for other office. Governor Brown has not acted on certain other election law bills that passed … Continue reading
The Maine Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Nader v Democratic National Committee on September 14, at 2 p.m. The case is a tort and request for damages, filed by Ralph Nader against Democratic Party dirty tricks in the … Continue reading
A California Superior Court Judge has tentatively ruled that San Jose’s campaign finance law, barring contributions to candidates for city office during the 17 days before the election, is unconstitutional. See this story. … Continue reading
Every Thursday, the Americans Elect web page posts the number of signatures collected on ballot access petitions to date. The July 28 figure is 1,747,557, up 97,108 from the previous week’s total.