This Patch story says Kanye West’s campaign paid circulators $10 per signature, in Illinois. As far as is known, Illinois is the only state in which West has filed a ballot access petition. It has been challenged and it may … Continue reading
U.S. District Court Judge Robert Pittman will hold a trial in Miller v Hughs, w.d., 1:19cv-700, on July 12, 2021. This is the case filed in 2019 against virtually all the Texas ballot access that affect minor and new political … Continue reading
On July 23, Joseph Kishore, the Socialist Equality Party presidential candidate, filed this brief in the Sixth Circuit in his Michigan ballot access case. Kishore v Whitmer, 20-1661. He wants to be on the ballot as an independent candidate, which … Continue reading
On July 15, the West Virginia Democratic Party won a procedural ruling in Nelson v Warner, s.d., 3:19cv-898. This is a Democratic Party case against the law concerning the order of candidates on general election ballots. It says the party … Continue reading
The Connecticut Libertarian Party ballot access case is pending in the Second Circuit. Libertarian Party of Connecticut v Lamont, 20-2179. The case includes a mixture of issues related to petitioning in the health crisis, and issues that are separate. On … Continue reading
