On September 2, the Michigan State Court of Appeals ordered that a local initiative on term limits be placed on the Warren, Michigan, ballot. It concerns term limits for mayors. Warren City Council v Buffa, 354663. The city council favored … Continue reading
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On September 3, an Arizona state trial court enjoined Arizona election officials from printing Kanye West’s name on the ballot as an independent candidate, because he is a registered Republican in his home state of Wyoming. Clayton v West, superior … Continue reading
On September 3, Howie Hawkins asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to put him on the ballot. He had enough signatures, but the Wisconsin Elections Commission on a 3-3 tie vote removed him, because some of the petitions had been collected … Continue reading
On September 3, a Virginia state trial court removed Kanye West from the ballot, on the basis that eleven of his thirteen presidential elector candidates were not informed that they had signed up to be his presidential elector candidates.
As noted before, the Virginia State Board of Elections put Kanye West on the ballot as an independent presidential candidate, but then some of his presidential elector candidates filed a lawsuit in state court, charging that they did not intend … Continue reading