On July 27, U.S. District Court Judge Philip M. Halpern, a Trump appointee, refused to give injunctive relief to an independent congressional candidate and an independent state senate candidate. Eisen v Cuomo, s.d., 7:20cv-5121. Here is the one-page order. It … Continue reading
An objection has been filed to the validity of Kanye West’s New Jersey petition. See this story. The objector claims there are fewer than 800 valid signatures, even though it contains more than 1,300 raw signatures. … Continue reading
On July 28, the Third Circuit refused any ballot access relief for minor party and independent candidates. Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania v Governor, 20-2481. The order is only two pages and does not mention any precedents from other courts or … Continue reading
Here is a news story about the July 28 decision that gave ballot access relief to New Hampshire minor party and independent candidates. The news story does not mention that New Hampshire does not allow stand-ins on presidential petitions. This … Continue reading
On July 28, U.S. District Court Judge Joseph LaPlante, a Bush Jr. appointee, issued an order in Libertarian Party of New Hampshire v Gardner, 1:20cv-688. Due to the health crisis, he cut the number of signatures to 65% of the … Continue reading
