Court Permits Nov. 4 as Mississippi Senate Special Election Day
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A Nov. 4 special election date is now in place for the U.S. Senate seat vacated in late December by Mississippi Republican Trent Lott and currently held on an interim basis by Republican Roger Wicker. That date was permitted Wednesday by the state's Supreme Court, ruling in a partisan dispute over the scheduling of the contest.
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The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to decide if political parties can open their primaries to all voters, in a constitutional challenge to Oklahoma's voting system.
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Many states are facing legal challenges over possible voting problems Nov. 2. A look at some of the developments Monday:
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The Supreme Court said Monday it will consider the constitutionality of a statewide primary election system in which the top two finishers advance to the general election even if they are from the same party.
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Just two weeks before America&#39;s voters are expected to leave Republicans in control of the US House of Representatives, the Supreme Court yesterday revived a
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A judge allowed a court challenge to Democratic Gov. Christine Gregoire's excruciatingly close election to go forward Friday, but said even if Republicans win, he cannot order a new vote.
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The state Supreme Court today promised a speedy decision after hearing arguments over the fate of hundreds of mistakenly rejected ballots in Washington&#39;s incredibly close governor&#39;s race.
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A federal judge will hear arguments next week on a request by the Justice Department to give military families and overseas voters in Pennsylvania until after the Nov. 2 election to submit absentee ballots for president.
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A court ruling that forces voters to register by party could return Mississippi to the days of racially polarized politics.
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A Maryland judge has dismissed a  challenge to the state's electronic voting system and ruled  that elections officials have made a reasonable effort to  ensure that votes will be counted properly in November.
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The Michigan House on Thursday approved moving the state's presidential nomination contests to Jan. 15, just days after national Democrats vowed to punish states that vote too early.
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Republican Gov. Haley Barbour of Mississippi lost the first round in the courts Monday in a lawsuit challenging his chosen Senate special election date, leaving the election schedule in flux.
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The court ruled 6-1 that Ralph Nader can run as the Reform Party presidential candidate in the November election.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Just five weeks before Election Day, a federal appeals court Monday revived a lawsuit demanding that all Florida voters who use touchscreen machines receive a paper receipt, in case a recount becomes necessary...
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By Robin Fitzgerald, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 2--HARRISON COUNTY -- The computer-savvy curious will have to wait to see current detainee listings on the Harrison County jail's online docket.
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A federal appeals court on Monday overturned a judge who had thrown out a lawsuit seeking a paper trail for that state&#39;s new touchscreen voting machines.
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The Senate gave tentative approval Tuesday to a bill that would create a special litigation fund to fight any lawsuits against state highways, such as the litigation that stopped construction of the Legacy Parkway.