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Seamus Allen has this commentary about how Washington state’s top-two primary works in the real world. The commentary is in The Watchdog, student newspaper for Bellevue College. Thanks to Fairvote for the link. … Continue reading
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On August 4, Kanye West withdrew his New Jersey petition. He did so rather than try to defend it against a challenge. See this story. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the link. … Continue reading
On August 3, U.S. District Court Judge Richard Seeborg declined to give injunctive relief to the Constitution Party presidential nominee, Don Blankenship, in California. Blankenship v Newsom, n.d., 1:20cv-4479. The law required independent presidential candidates to submit 196,964 signatures. The … Continue reading
On August 3, the Eleventh Circuit issued an opinion in Independent Party of Florida v Secretary, 20-12107. It upholds the denial of injunctive relief for the Independent Party, and the Party for Socialism & Liberation, to place their presidential nominees … Continue reading
August 3 at noon was the Arkansas deadline for independent presidential candidates, and the presidential nominees of unqualified parties. According to this story, Kanye West submitted his petition only 45 minutes before the deadline. The requirement is 1,000 signatures. … Continue reading