On September 20, the plaintiffs in the West Virginia ballot access case filed this brief, in support of their motion for an emergency order to put the candidates on the ballot. … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2016
According to this story, the New Hampshire Democratic Party has again asked the Ballot Law Commission to remove independent U.S. House candidate Shawn O’Connor from the ballot. The Ballot Law Commission already voted 4-1 to leave him on the ballot. … Continue reading
On the evening of Monday, September 19, Mike Fellows was killed in a car crash. He had been returning from a candidate’s forum. He is the Montana Libertarian Party’s nominee for U.S. House. He was also the most active leader … Continue reading
Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, sent some overseas absentee ballots that have multiple errors: (1) Gary Johnson’s name is omitted; (2) Darrell Castle’s party name is listed as “Conservative” instead of “Constitution”; (3) the Green Party vice-presidential stand-in is listed, instead of … Continue reading
In early 2011, the Florida legislature passed HB 1355, which said that ballot-qualified parties could not place their presidential nominee on the ballot unless the FEC recognized that party as a “national committee”, or unless the party submitted a petition … Continue reading