On August 1, the Ohio Libertarian filed asked the Sixth Circuit again to put it on the ballot. This request is something that the party must do, if it is to later ask the U.S. Supreme Court for the same relief. Assuming the Sixth Circuit grants the party no relief, then the party will ask the U.S. Supreme Court for an order.
However, on August 2, the Sixth Circuit asked Ohio to respond to the August 1 brief by August 8.
The Libertarian party says Gary Johnson is going to be on the ballot in all 50 states. Is that correct or is that just a prediction?
Gary Johnson will probably be on in all 51 ballots (50 states plus DC) but it is not a certainty. In Ohio he is circulating an independent candidate petition, which needs 5,000 signatures and is due August 10.
How and when did the Libertarians get on the ballot in Indiana, North Carolina, and Oklahoma?
It is my understanding that Indiana and North Carolina were on the ballot for 2016 based on previous performance at the polls.
Oklahoma required a huge push in February/March of this year costing well over $60,000 and requiring a lot of hard labor. It is very rare for an alternative party to get on the ballot in Oklahoma and so this was a major accomplishment setting up the possibility for Gary Johnson on all 50 state ballots. Richard Winder (author of this newsletter) was the key instigator of this effort as he made a huge donation to spearhead the funding drive that made it possible.
To illustrate the problem in Oklahoma it’s important to note that there have been no candidates aside from the Democrat and the Republican on the state’s ballot running for President since 2000. In 2015 the state Legislature lowered the signature requirement from 5% to 3%. The 2014 gubernatorial election on which the 3% was based for this year had the lowest turnout since 1978. It was still the case that only the Libertarian Party was able to make the ballot for this November, on the back of outside help. The Greens made some effort but had no meaningful national support.
Civil WAR II or not depending on OHIO election results in Nov 2016 ???
Every election continues to be N-E-W —
regardless of ALL super MORON lawyers and the much much much worse judges in ballot access cases.
Separate continues to be NOT equal. Brown v. Bd of Ed 1954.
*Equal* adjective continues to be in 14th Amdt,Sec. 1.
Thus the nonstop ballot access nightmare goes on and on since 1968 — Williams v. Rhodes.