Philadelphia Bar Association Scenarios

Even though no Democrat ran in the primary for the county commissioner seat occupied by Carmichael, the Wayne County Democratic Party will have an opportunity to name a candidate on the November ballot,

For the state question about money for libraries, the county voted no while the state voted yes. The second state question about using money for helping the environment. Both the county and the state voted

The nonpartisan plan gives the voters an opportunity to have a say in the retention of judges chosen under the plan. Once a judge has served in office for at least one year, that judge must stand for a retention election during the next general election. The judge's name is placed on a separate judicial ballot, with no political party designation, and voters decide whether to retain the judge based on his or her judicial record. A judge must get a majority of votes to be kept for a full

An individual can register to vote online through the state department website, by filling out the application. A resident can vote in person at the designated registration site. An individual can also register to vote by mail by obtaining a voter registration application by requesting it or by printing the online application, completing and mailing the application back to the county’s office. The registration process must be completed thirty days prior to election day. To vote Pennsylvania created these laws to make sure every qualified citizen have equal access and opportunities; registering thirty days prior to election day, ensures that there is no procrastination in the registration process because there are a lot of citizens in

Bailey, Kamoie, and Maltzma’s article answers the question to whether Solicitors General (S.G.) influence Supreme Court justices to behave differently than they would like. The article argues that unlike some studies that assert that S.G.’s influence the justices decisions, the reality is somewhat contradictory. They claim that Justices are more sympathetic to motions from the S.G. when both the justice and S.G. are “ideologically proximate” or when the Solicitors General’s motion is conflicting to his own ideological tendency. According to them, “justices will find a solicitor general’s information more credible when the solicitor general and the justice are ideologically congruent or when the signal from the S.G. is ideologically counter to his typical policy views”. (p 72) That means justices are sympathetic to the SG’s signals under two circumstances: when their ideology is close to the S.G.’s ideology or when the S.G. files a motion that opposes his own ideological tendency.

A crucial argument left unanswered is if state judges should be appointed or elected? Conflicting views raise many questions about how things would change in the court system. According to the article Justice at Stake, “One of the hottest debates in judicial politics today is whether judges should be chosen through competitive election or appointments. Each side has pros and cons”. Many states elect their judges through a merit selection process or appoint them through a process called the partisan election. Texas judges use partisan election where judges are elected by the people. Another question that arises is if Texas should continue using the partisan election to elect their judges when it may seem untrustworthy. A decision could be discussed on the process in electing state judges such as on the topics of improvements, conflictions, and which process seems more reasonable. Improvements can be made to the process of electing state judges… Overall, the appointment of judges varies by state, but looking at Texas’ past and present justice system will determine whether Texas should continue to elect, or switch over to appoint.

This is going to sound weird, but the next time you stop at a Pokestop and Gym you might be asked to sign up to vote. With the campaigns ramping up to find as many voters as possible, no longer are people standing in front of grocers to raise awareness. Instead, they find the local Pokestop and gym and just hand out.

The appointment and confirmation of Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States involves several steps set forth by the United States Constitution, which have been further refined and developed by decades of tradition (Supreme Court, 2011). Justices are appointed by the President of the United States, and must be confirmed by the United States Senate (Welch, 2014). This is done following a series of hearings in which both the nominee and other witnesses make statements and answer questions before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The process is very political and one thing I see to fix the process is the conformations. It is time to create a more meaningful confirmation process. It is now normal that at their confirmation hearings, nominees

Horsheads, N.Y. (WENY) -- Voters are heading to the polls in the southern tier and throughout New York State. This year's primary is shaping up to have a strong impact on the presidential race.

Voting for politicians to represent us, the people, occurs quite frequently than people think of or expect. We vote for our nation’s president every four years, senators 6 years, and house of representatives every two years on an even ending year. In addition, on voting day, people also have the opportunity to vote for measures that affect the local community at city level, and at the state level. This means that citizens have the power to change their community. For example, in the last ballot, residents of Temecula were able to vote for Measure S. Measure S proposed to raise the local tax by 1%, to help fund emergency response times. According to the website, Votersedge, a total of 38,646 people voted for or against the measure. In a city that has a

With the current presidential elections approaching soon, there is plenty of political activity going on in our communities. Many people follow the presidential elections and listen to what these candidates have to say, however, there are other elections going on in our own communities that also have a big impact on us. We sometimes tend to forget about our local candidates and at times ignore what they have to offer for us. I, myself, am able to relate to this. I decided to take action and go out to a local community to do voter registration with the hope that people would not only register, but also go out on November 8 and vote.

In Pennsylvania the Votes PA website stated that the deadline to register to vote it needs to be 30 days prior to each election. Places in Pennsylvania to vote are: State offices that provide public assistance and services to persons with disabilities, Armed Forces Recruitment Centers, or County Clerk of Orphans' Court offices, including each Marriage License Bureau. According to the state of New Jersey’s website, people who need to register to vote, can do so at: NJ Medical Assistance & Health Services Program, or Work First NJ Programs or WIC (Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infant & Children). Early voting in New Jersey and Pennsylvania are not the same due to Pennsylvania not having early voting and New Jersey having early voting. In New Jersey, early voting occurs in the satellite voting locations and an excuse for the early voting is not

the experience they have, the level of court they work for and the part of the country they

The primary election is “conducted within the party to select candidates who will run for public office in the general election”, (Brown). The general election “held in November to elect county and state officials from among the candidates nominated in the primaries”, (Brown). Special elections are called by the

Pennsylvanians needs a State Representative who will do more than just cast a positive vote in support of environmental protection policies. The state needs a representative who has experience building a grassroots organizations to affect positive change. Jared Solomon has brought Big Bellies along our main business corridors, placed receptacles in strategic areas throughout our neighborhood, built a volunteer network of 500 active participants, and founded Take Back Your Neighborhood, a community