On January 27, Texas Governor Rick Perry asked to withdraw from the lawsuit Perry v Judd, 12-1067, the case in the 4th circuit over Virginia’s ban on out-of-state circulators. However, Newt Gingrich, who had intervened in the lawsuit last month, … Continue reading
Kent Bernbeck, a Nebraska resident who has been active for 20 years to protect the initiative process in that state, has launched an initiative petition that would amend the state constitution, so as to return the number of signatures required … Continue reading
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has recently visited Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, where she has addressed civic groups, local judges and attorneys, and other public gatherings. See this Saipan Tribune article about the trip’s conclusion. This article, … Continue reading
On January 26, Americans Elect started circulating its petition for party status in Wisconsin. 10,000 signatures are needed. Americans Elect didn’t do this petition last year because Wisconsin law won’t let the party petition circulate until January 1 of an … Continue reading
On January 27, the New Jersey Supreme Court heard arguments in In re: Contest of November 8, 2011 Election, no. 58-11. The issue is whether Gabriela Mosquera, the Democratic nominee in the 4th district, should be seated in the Assembly. … Continue reading
The January 28 print edition of the Washington Post carries this letter to the editor from Ralph Nader. Nader commends U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder for fighting for voting rights for voters, but points out that the administration has been … Continue reading