The Tennessee petition deadline for independent presidential candidates is August 18. The Secretary of State has already determined that the Evan McMullin petition did not have enough signatures. See this story. Thanks to Bradley for the link. … Continue reading
On August 22, Better for America issued a press release, saying its opportunity to influence the presidential election as diminished, and therefore it will end its candidate recruitment and ballot access efforts. It only circulated two petitions for party status, … Continue reading
U.S. District Court Judge Mark H. Cohen will hear De La Fuente v Kemp on Thursday, August 25, at 2 p.m. in courtroom 1707, at the federal courthouse in Atlanta. The issue is the Georgia law that requires petitioning candidates … Continue reading
This ABC story says that an internal Evan McMullin campaign memo lists seven states that have a ballot-qualified party that might nominate McMullin, putting him on the ballot in those states with no need for a petition. According to the … Continue reading
This Washington Post story on Evan McMullin, independent presidential candidate, says he has not received support from big contributors. They may explain why he has not sued any states with restrictive ballot access laws so far. The story also has … Continue reading
