On July 21, a third federal lawsuit was filed against the new Louisiana ballot access procedures for independent and minor party candidates who are running for U.S. Senate. Carpenter v Landry, m.d., 3:26cv-791. The plaintiff is an independent voter. The new law requires him to have completed a petition of 2,500 signatures by January 14. No one can sign who is registered into a qualified party.

All three cases are pro se, meaning the cases are filed by the plaintiffs themselves, without an attorney being involved. This new case, filed by Chuck Carpenter, does a good job of highlighting the unconstitutional early petition deadline. The other two cases are those filed by Jamie LaBranche in the middle district, and Jon Hyers in the eastern district. The two older cases have been moving slowly.

Here is the Carpenter complaint.