On April 9, the Alabama Constitution, Green, and Libertarian Parties filed this 9-page response brief in Stein v Chapman, 2:12cv-42. This is the case that challenges the March petition deadline for minor parties, at least as applied to presidential elections. … Continue reading
The South Dakota deadline for a party to submit its petition to be qualified was March 27. Both Americans Elect, and the Constitution Party, submitted petitions. The state hopes to have checked each petition within a week. The Libertarian Party … Continue reading
The Reform Party national presidential convention will be August 10-12 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The party is ballot-qualified in Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. … Continue reading
New Mexico state courts are about to determine the fate of twelve Democratic and Republican Party candidates, whose ballot positions in the June primary are in jeopardy. See this story, which concerns mostly minor defects in petitions. Some of the … Continue reading
Three Democrats seeking to run for Haddon Heights, New Jersey, council, have been forced to sue to get themselves on the June 5 primary ballot. A lower state court judge has put them on the ballot temporarily, and has asked … Continue reading
