On August 11, some Montana Green Party nominees filed a federal lawsuit to get themselves and their party back on the Montana general election ballot. The party was removed last week by a state trial court. The plaintiff-candidates are Gary … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On June 22, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed HB1278 and SB1009, identical bills that extend the petition deadline for certain independent candidates. The bill takes effect immediately and applies to 2020 and all future elections. The old non-presidential independent deadline … Continue reading
Kamala Harris, the 2020 Democratic Party vice-presidential nominee, is the first resident of a western state to be on the Democratic Party national ticket in history. This is statistically odd, because the United States has had western states in the … Continue reading
On August 11, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay in the Oregon lawsuit over ballot access relief for initiatives. The lower courts had given relief because of the health crisis. The vote is 7-2. Justices Sotomayor and Ginsburg would … Continue reading
On August 11, the Alaska Elections Division determined that the Constitution Party’s presidential petition has enough valid signatures.