On August 19, the staff of the Wisconsin Elections Commission recommended to the Commission that both Howie Hawkins and Kanye West be omitted from the November ballot as presidential candidates. The Hawkins petition doesn’t have enough valid signatures when the … Continue reading
Ben Jacobs, a politics reporter, has this article about Kanye West’s presidential candidacy on Medium. Toward the end, Jacobs sensibly says to the extent that West draws votes away from either major party presidential candidate, he draws votes away from … Continue reading
According to this story, seven presidential candidates have submitted petitions to be on the ballot in Minnesota. The only ballot-qualified parties in Minnesota are Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Republican, Legal Marijuana Now, and Grassroots-Legalize Marijuana Parties. The latter two are not expected to … Continue reading
On August 18, all the full-time judges of the Eleventh Circuit heard Jones v DeSantis, 20-11380, the Florida case over ex-felon voting. It seems somewhat likely that Florida will lose this case. This story says Judge William Pryor seemed more … Continue reading
U.S. District Court Judge Thomas E. Johnston, a Bush Jr. appointee, will hear Wilson v Justice, s.d., 2:20cv-526, on Friday, August 21, at 10 a.m. This is the ballot access case filed by independent gubernatorial candidate Stephen “Marshall” Wilson. He … Continue reading
