On August 27, the Erie County, New York Board of Elections will consider whether to put independent candidate Byron Brown on the ballot as a candidate for Mayor. This news story says one of the Board of Elections Commissioners, Jeremy … Continue reading
Courthouse News Service has this article about the oral argument in the Eleventh circuit on Tuesday, August 24, in Libertarian Party of Alabama v Merrill, 20-13356. This is the case in which the Libertarian Party challenges Alabama’s policy of giving … Continue reading
On August 24, the U.S. House passed HR 4, the bill to restore the pre-clearance portion of the federal Voting Rights Act. The vote was 219-212. No Republican voted for the bill. It is known as the “John R. Lewis … Continue reading
On August 23, the Wyoming Secretary of State filed a notice of appeal in Frank v Buchanan, the U.S. District Court decision that struck down the law barring petitioning or distributing information about election candidates within 300 feet of a … Continue reading
The oldest ballot access still pending in the trial court is the Illinois lawsuit against the 5% petition for independent candidates for U.S. House, Gill v Scholz, c.d., 3:16cv-3221. It was filed in 2016 by independent candidate David Gill. On … Continue reading
