On July 17, the proponents of three Arkansas statewide initiatives asked the State Supreme Court to rule that the paperwork they submitted, concerning their petitioners, is not flawed, and that the Secretary of State should proceed to check the validity … Continue reading
On July 22, the Ninth Circuit denied injunctive relief in the Arizona Democratic Party’s lawsuit on order of candidates on Arizona general election ballots. Macinas v Hobbs, 20-16301. Without relief, in almost all of Arizona’s counties, the Republican Party nominees … Continue reading
This news story about minor party and independent candidate filing in Illinois reveals that Kanye West’s petition had 4,120 signatures. The requirement is 2,500. … Continue reading
The illinois State Board of Elections website early this morning listed Don Blankenship of the Constitution Party as a presidential candidate. Then his name was deleted. But, now (as of Tuesday evening, July 21) it is back again. Thanks to … Continue reading
The Maine Republican Party does not accept the Secretary of State’s determination that the referendum petition to freeze ranked-choice voting for president didn’t have at least 63,067 valid signatures. The party is double-checking all the rejected signatures and will appeal, … Continue reading
