On May 17, out-of-state petitioners filed their Reply Brief in Benezet v Boockvar, 20-2976. This is the case against the Pennsylvania ban on out-of-state circulators for primary petitions. Pennsylvania already permits out-of-state circulators for general election petitions. In this case, … Continue reading
The City has this detailed article about possibilities for independent candidates, and minor parties, in the New York city election of 2021, not just for Mayor, but for other positions as well. The hostile 2020 ballot access changes do not … Continue reading
On May 17, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) issued a joint letter, endorsing the idea of reviving the federal voting rights Act’s preclearance provision. That idea would require all states to pre-clear election law changes … Continue reading
On May 7, an Arizona state trial court declined to hear the case Kemp v Arizona Republican Party, Maricopa County, cv2021-5107. Here is the four-page opinion. The judge said the case is non-justiciable because it involves a dispute over the … Continue reading
The New York Libertarian Party has issued this press release, concerning the denial of injunctive relief against the 2020 New York ballot access changes. … Continue reading
