On June 25, the Ohio Libertarian Party filed this brief in Libertarian Party of Ohio v Wilhem, 20-3585. This is the challenge to the Ohio law that does not permit members of any party, other than the two largest parties, … Continue reading
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On June 11, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards signed HB 167. It extends the deadline for a qualified party to notify the state of its presidential nominee from August 18 to August 25. The Republican Party won’t officially nominate for … Continue reading
On June 22, the Minnesota Libertarian Party appealed its ballot access case to the Eighth Circuit. Libertarian Party of Minnesota v Choi, 20-2244. The issues are the two-week petitioning period for non-presidential independent candidate petitions, and the language of the … Continue reading
On June 24, U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Leitman refused to stay his own order of June 11 in SawariMedia LLC v Whitmer, e.d., 4:20cv-11246. The order had required Michigan to give some ballot access relief to initiative proponents, either … Continue reading
The Eighth Circuit will hear Miller v Thurston, 20-2095, on Wednesday, July 8. This is the case on whether Arkansas initiatives should get ballot access relief due to the health crisis. The U.S. District Court had ruled in favor of … Continue reading