Monthly Archives: March 2008

Federal Judge upholds Florida 29 day voter registration requirement

March 27, 2008
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The Miami Herald is reporting that the requirement in Florida that voters register 29 days before an election was held to be reasonable and not imposing a severe burden on constitutional rights by a Federal Judge in Miami . The Elections Supervisors (Broward, Duval, Miami-Dade, Orange, and Palm Beach Counties) in the case previously...

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Florida re-do of primary dead for now.

March 18, 2008
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The NY Times and other sources are reporting the Florida Democratic Party has given up on the idea of a new primary before the party’s summer convention.  Since the idea is still alive in Michigan, I’d be surprised if more discussion doesn’t happen, at least while the Florida Legislature is still in session.  The reasons...

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New Florida Presidential Preference Vote a possibility

March 6, 2008
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Since this issue is getting bipartisan attention, with the statements from the Florida and Michigan governors, I thought I’d start writing about it here.  As you know, the Florida Presidential Preference Primary was moved earlier this year.  As a result, the Democratic National Committee has reportedly stated the Florida vote would not count towards...

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