Election-Campaign Law

"''Central Counting' of Paper Ballots in Ohio"
Ned Foley's latest on the March 4 primary. As (bad) luck would have it, the election in Ohio could be close...

Problems in Ohio
So there is an AP story where this is the lead:Save for bad weather and scattered precincts that ran out of ballots, voting appeared to run smoothly Tuesday in four state primaries that drew record voter turnout...

ACLU asks federal court to block paper ballots in Ohio county

TN: ACLU Sues Tennessee's Felon Disenfranchisement Law As Modern Day Poll Tax
ACLU Sues Over Tennessee?s Felon Disenfranchisement Law 2/25/2008 Group Says Payment Provision Is A Modern Day ?Poll Tax? NASHVILLE ? The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Tennessee filed a lawsuit today in federal court challenging the state?s 2006...

Feb 5th-ACLU Gets Injunction Hearing on Cuyahoga County Paper Ballots
Tomorrow, on February 5, 2008, Judge Kathleen O'Malley of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio will hold a hearing on the ACLU's petition for a preliminary injunction to prohibit Cuyahoga County from using paper ballots...

High demand for Democratic ballots catches election officials by surprise
Are we supposed to be comforted by the idea that photocopied ballots are being used in elections when they run out of paper ballots? What is the chain of custody rules for such ballots? How are they inventoried? How are they numbered and made distinct?(California) County officials across the state were caught by surprise Tuesday by the number of "decline to state" voters who wanted to vote Democratic in the presidential primary...

How to make a landlord honor an option to buy provision in the lease (OH)?
Most leases are written as a one year agreement, if neither party elects to form...

Am I obligated to pay on a home equity line of credit that has been discharged through chapter 7?
The reaffirmation is done through the payments you have been making to the compa...

How can I get my parents away from my bulling brother?
First of all, if you are paying your lawyer, you should not be on the back burne...

Can a ten year debt on a car loan appear on a credit report or be collected on?
It could get back on your credit report. Any company can report their collection...

My son and an acquaintence were leaving the store the guy had stolen video games in his book bag with his name in it. Teens says bag was not his, however they found his name and books with his name in the bag. My son sea
Many stores have undercover security guards, who are trained to spot potential s...

Darvon
Other Propoxyphene-Containing Meds to Require Stronger Warnings

ReNu Lens Cleaner
600 Lawuits Settled and Counting

Amazon
Teen Sues over Lost Homework

Exploding iPod Touch
Mother of Injured Boy Sues Apple

Ohio Drinking Water
Contaminated with Acid

Ballot Device
Election Systems and Software agrees to pays city of San Francisco $3.5 million settlement after problems with AutoMARK lead to prolonged hand counting of votes.