On May 1, the Sixth Circuit issued a nine-page opinion, upholding the Tennessee law that requires 43,498 signatures for a new or previously unqualified party to get on the Tennessee ballot. Darnell v Hargett, 24-5856.
The opinion is by Judge Chad Readler, a Trump appointee. It is also signed by Judge Amul Thapar, another Trump appointee; and Eric Clay, a Clinton appointee. It will not be published.
It merely says that the law has been upheld before. It does not mention that since then, the Sixth Circuit struck down Michigan’s 30,000-signature requirement for independent statewide candidates. Nor does it mention that the Tennessee law has existed since 1972 and has never been used. It doesn’t mention any U.S. Supreme Court ballot access opinion.
How do you have a none page opinion? Was it only verbal?
One thing many in both ruling parties agree on: insulating themselves from political competition, free and fair elections be darned.
OUCH!
Is there a plan to appeal this decision?
https://ballot-access.org/2025/01/02/tennessee-libertarian-party-files-reply-brief-in-ballot-access-case-in-sixth-circuit/
lp tn brief – 2 jan 2025 – BAN
Andy, it’s too soon to say. Part of any decision will depend on what the US Supreme Court does with the New York case Meadors v Erie Co. Bd. of Elections.
Thank God for Trump!
Perhaps BAN can at least list ALL SCOTUS ballot access opinions [ WITH MINI-SUMMARIES] in ***USEFUL INFORMATION*** LINK AT THE TOP OF BAN. ???
Trump IS God.
They should just be Republicans!
It’s Red White and Blueland now!
Let’s all vote Republican.
TYRANT TRUMP —
2028 candidate of commie united nationalist tyrants [CUNT] Party ???
May Day greetings to all communist workers! Trump is destroying capitalism like never before! The world wide workers revolution is at hand!
That would be Thomas W Jones.
Communists for Trump is dead man Jones?
Well I’m Donald Trump, the one they’re talking about, if you talk crap about me you’ll get punched in the mouth.
If you disrespect me, forget about it, forget it. Best case for you is you’ll survive to regret it.