This link to the Texas Secretary of State has primary election returns for the Democratic and Republican Parties. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: May 2012
On May 22, a 3-judge U.S. District Court in Hawaii issued a 55-page ruling in Kostick v Nago, 1:12-cv-184. The panel denied injunctive relief to a group of voters who had sued to alter the redistricting plan for state legislative … Continue reading
On May 29, Angus King submitted 5,800 signatures so as to appear on the November 2012 ballot in Maine as an independent candidate for U.S. Senate. He needs 4,000. The law does not permit him to submit more than 6,000. … Continue reading
According to this news story, Mitt Romney recently said he needs 50.1% of the vote to be elected President. In the context, it seems obvious he meant the popular vote. Of course, this is not true. Presidents who have been … Continue reading
On May 25, U.S. District Court Judge Sam Haddon ruled that Montana’s March petition deadline for non-presidential independent candidates is unconstitutionally early. The case is Kelly v McCulloch, cv-08-25. Montana’s petition deadline for non-presidential independent candidates had been in June … Continue reading
See this story, which explains that the Kansas legislature has not passed any bill drawing new congressional or legislative districts reflecting the 2010 census. A panel of three federal judges will determine the lines, but the hearing on May 29 … Continue reading