On August 10, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Pitman, an Obama appointee, refused to put Michael Collier on the Texas ballot as an independent candidate for Lieutenant Governor. The judge wrote that even if the law is unconstitutional, it is not clear that Collier would have succeeded in getting on the ballot even if Texas had had a moderate requirement. The case will continue until the constitutional issue is settled. The law requires 81,000 signatures to be collected in 30 days. Here is the 8-page ruling.
Thanks for always picking up on what’s happening in Texas, Rich! We remain hopeful that something’s gotta give in the longterm on the outlandish restrictions in Texas. Onward! Linda Curtis for League of Independent Voters of Texas • LIVTX.org, a membership association for nonaligned Texans
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Leave it to a Democrat appointed judge to find some tortured excuse to keep a minor party or Independent off the ballot in the face of clearly unconstitutional ballot access requirements. I second Linda Curtis, thanks for keeping us updated on ballot access issues all these years Richard Winger.