Various Montana newspapers and broadcast stations are starting to cover the Green Party lawsuit filed August 13 against the ballot access law for new parties. See this story. … Continue reading
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On August 13, the New Mexico Supreme Court issued a one-sentence opinion in Miller v Padilla, S-1-SC-37171. It says the lower court opinion is affirmed. The case had been filed by independent candidate Carol Miller, who wanted to run for … Continue reading
Hawaii held primaries on Saturday, August 11. All ballot-qualified parties in Hawaii must use the primary to nominate candidates. Hawaii has five parties: Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, Green, and Constitution. The Constitution Party didn’t have any candidates this year. Greens are … Continue reading
On August 13, the Montana Green Party filed a federal lawsuit, challenging the constitutionality of the procedure for a group to become a qualified party. Montana Green Party v Stapleton, 6:18cv-87. Here is the Complaint. The lawsuit attacks two characteristics … Continue reading
On August 13, the Michigan Secretary of State filed a notice of appeal to the Sixth Circuit in A. Philip Randolph Institute v Johnson. This is the lawsuit in which the U.S. District Court ruled recently that Michigan cannot repeal … Continue reading
On August 13, a state court in North Carolina struck down the law concerning partisan labels for judicial candidates. See this story. The story does not say if the law was struck down on due process grounds (because it was … Continue reading