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On July 14, the Green Party filed its petition to be ballot-qualified for President. The petition needed 3,005 signatures and the party submitted approximately 5,500. Thanks to Tom Yager for this news. … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2016
On July 14, U.S. District Court Judge Sterling Johnson, Jr., refused to enjoin the New York state law prohibiting out-of-state circulators. Merced v Spano, e.d., 16cv-3054. His reason is that the lawsuit wasn’t filed until one week before the start … Continue reading
According to this story, Georgia State Senator Josh McKoon says he will introduce a bill in 2017 to abolish petitions for independent candidates. McKoon is a Republican from Columbus, and has been in the State Senate since 2010. … Continue reading
On July 14, the Sixth Circuit expedited the Kentucky ballot access case, Libertarian Party of Kentucky v Grimes, 16-6107. The issue is the Kentucky law that does not permit a group to become a qualified party until after it has … Continue reading
On July 12, U.S. District Court Judge David G. Campbell held a hearing in Libertarian Party of Arizona v Reagan, 2:16cv-1019. The issue is the new law that sharply increases the number of write-in votes needed in the primary of … Continue reading