On August 7, a Montana state trial court removed the Green Party from the ballot. Montana Democratic Party v State, DDV-2020-856. The law requires 5,000 signatures, but also requires an unequal distribution requirement from one-third of the state legislative districts. … Continue reading
On August 3, the Sixth Circuit issued a six-page opinion in Hawkins v DeWine, 20-3717. This is the ballot access case filed by the Ohio Green Party, in connection with the health crisis. The opinion simply says that because the … Continue reading
On August 6, the Mayor of Burlington, Vermont, vetoed the bill that would have asked voters in November 2020 whether they want to reinstate ranked-choice voting for elections for city officers. He said it will cost less to have the … Continue reading
On July 31, the Eighth Circuit stayed the decision of the U.S. District Court in the Minnesota Democratic Party lawsuit over the order of candidates on the ballot. Thus for the November 2020 election, the statutory law will remain in … Continue reading
This news story says that some witnesses assert that Kanye West’s independent presidential petition in Wisconsin was filed 18 seconds too late. The individual filing the papers was in front of the state elections office before 5 p.m., but the … Continue reading
