On May 8, West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin III signed HB 2981, the ballot access improvement bill. West Virginia now has the best independent and minor party candidate petition deadline (for office other than president) that it has had since … Continue reading
As this World Net Daily article of May 10 shows, Orly Taitz is still actively pursuing legal action over President Barack Obama’s qualifications. Taitz is a southern California attorney. She has not been as well-publicized as Phil Berg, the Pennsylvania … Continue reading
On May 8, Alan Keyes was arrested while protesting on the campus of Notre Dame against an appearance by President Obama. Notre Dame does not let non-students protest on its campus. See this story. Alan Keyes received 47,694 votes in … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court will issue three election law opinions between May 18 and June 29. They are: (1) Caperton v Massey Coal Company, 08-22, on what to do when a state elects its state court judges and one side … Continue reading
Here is a list of all known pending lawsuits in which a minor party or independent candidate is challenging the constitutionality of a state’s ballot access laws: Alabama: a decision is expected at any time in Shugart v Chapman, pending … Continue reading
