On August 27, Patty Lovaas filed a federal lawsuit, challenging Montana’s March petition deadline for non-presidential independent candidates. The case is Lovaas v Johnson, Missoula, 9:08-cv-127. The case was assigned to Judge Donald Molloy, a Clinton appointee. Lovaas is an … Continue reading
On August 26, the Constitution Party submitted another 8,000 signatures, to supplement the 22,000 they submitted on the legal deadline, August 1. Not surprisingly, the Pennsylvania Elections Department rejected the additional signatures. The requirement is 24,666 signatures. The Constitution Party … Continue reading
Texas has an August 26 deadline for declared write-ins to file to have their write-ins counted. Presidential candidates meeting the deadline are: Ralph Nader, Cynthia McKinney, Brian Moore, Alan Keyes, Jonathan Allen, and Thaddeus Hill. Although Chuck Baldwin appears not … Continue reading
Section 192.031 of the Texas election code says that political parties must certify their presidential and vice-presidential candidates for the November ballot no later than 70 days before the general election. It says, “A political party is entitled to have … Continue reading
On August 27, U.S. District Court Judge Richard Mills, a semi-retired Reagan appointee, refused to issue an injunction against the Illinois law that governs the number of signatures needed for an independent candidate for the U.S. House. Illinois law requires … Continue reading
