ACLU Going After Pennsylvania Over Misleading Voter ID Ads
As we all know by now—or, at least, should—the Voter ID law is not in effect in Pennsylvania during the 2012 election. Commonwealth Court Judge Robert E. Simpson stayed the law through 2012, and it will be dealt with again in early 2013. Until then, though the Voter ID law still exists, it is irrelevant. But don’t tell the Pennsylvania government that....
Continue ReadingLibertarian Party Prepares Philly Ballot Access Fight with Help From Other Third Parties
The Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania handed in about 49,000 signatures on Aug. 1 to get presidential candidate Gary Johnson on the statewide ballot. A week later, as expected, the Pennsylvania Republican Party challenged about 44,000 of those signatures, alleging, among other things, that 26,000 Philadelphia-based signatures came from individuals who are not...
Continue ReadingWhy Nutter Wants Street Off Ballot – We Get It Now
It was hard to figure out what Mayor Michael Nutter and his campaign were thinking when they challenged Milton Street’s candidacy on the basis of illegible signatures and invalid dates on his nominating petitions. Was M. Nutt trying to give his opponent free publicity? Legitimacy? We weren’t the only ones baffled. But it hit us square in the face late...
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