John Conyers of Michigan resigned from the U.S. House on December 5, 2017. Governor Rick Snyder then said the vacancy would be filled on November 6, 2018, meaning that the seat would be vacant for almost eleven months. Some Michigan … Continue reading
The Ninth Circuit has issued a briefing schedule in De La Fuente v Padilla, 17-56668. This is the case that challenges the California independent presidential petition requirement, which is 2020 will probably be approximately 200,000 valid signatures. Every other state … Continue reading
The Georgia Libertarian Party filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court last year against the state’s ballot access laws for U.S. House, which are so severe, no minor party candidate for U.S. House has appeared on the ballot in a … Continue reading
On February 7, the Illinois Green Party filed this cert petition in its ballot access case, Tripp v Scholz. The case concerns the ballot access procedures for state legislature, for unqualified party candidates and independent candidates. The lower courts had … Continue reading
On February 10, Alabama State House member Craig Ford (D-Gadsden) said he will be an independent candidate this year for State Senate, 10th district. See this story. He was minority leader in the House 2010-2017 and has described himself as … Continue reading
