Robert F. Kennedy and Others File Lawsuit Against Utah’s Ludicrous Independent Presidential Petition Deadline of January 8

On December 4, independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and some supporters filed a federal lawsuit against the Utah independent presidential petition deadline of January 8, 2024. Maxfield v Henderson, 4:23cv-112. Here is the motion for injunctive relief.

In 1983 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Anderson v Celebrezze that independent presidential petition deadlines cannot be as early as March. In the wake of that decision, lower courts struck down deadllines in April, May, and June. In 1987, there was a moment at which every state had a means for an independent presidential candidate to get on the ballot in July, August, or September.

But during the years since, many states have moved their deadlines to earlier dates. But Utah is the most extreme. In 2022 the legislature moved the deadline from August to early January. And the Utah deadline realistically is in December, because January 8 is the deadline for the counties to have checked the signatures, which means they must be submitted in December.

In 1984, Lyndon LaRouche sued Utah over its April 15 deadline, and the state admitted it could not defend its deadline, and moved it to September, later moving it to August.


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Robert F. Kennedy and Others File Lawsuit Against Utah’s Ludicrous Independent Presidential Petition Deadline of January 8 — 16 Comments

  1. HOW MANY BALLOT ACCESS CASES WON BY ALL BAN TROLL MORONS WITH THEIR MANY FAKE NAMES ???

    CITES PLEASE.

  2. BAN troll moron AZ, which is one of his fake names along with Demo Rep, has won zero cases. He is the only BAN troll moron, and the only one at BAN known for a fact to have more than one screen name.

  3. So, the BAN troll moron won zero cases and always got laughed out of court? That’s what I thought.

  4. Will this ruling affect third parties too? Our deadline is even earlier -by a MONTH. It was Nov 30.

    Does GPUS need to file an amicus brief to ensure the ruling will also move the 3rd party deadline and not just the independent candidate deadline?

  5. On other threads, the troll moron is trying to make the ridiculous claim that a popularly elected American president replacing unelected bureaucrats would be “dictatorship” and “threaten democracy.” LOL!

  6. https://electionlawblog.org/?p=140004

    “R.F.K. Jr. Allies Say They’ll Spend Over $10 Million on Ballot Access”
    December 4, 2023, 4:24 pm
    ballot access, third parties
    RICK HASEN
    NYT:
    A super PAC backing the independent presidential candidacy of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is planning to spend $10 million to $15 million to get Mr. Kennedy on the ballot in 10 states, a substantial effort that, even if partly successful, could heighten Democratic concerns about his potential to play the role of spoiler in 2024.

    HOW MUCH CASH FROM TRUMP GANGSTERS ???

  7. Demon rats are worried about voters having any choices, so it must be a conspiracy. How sad.

  8. Justin, thanks for catching that typo, which is now fixed.

    A lawsuit against the early Utah petition deadline for new parties would be a separate issue. Early petition deadlines for new parties have been struck down in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and Tennessee.

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