Ballot Access News July 2020 – Volume 36, Number 2 This issue was printed on pink paper. Table of Contents GEORGIA AND ILLINOIS, THE TWO WORST STATES FOR U.S. HOUSE BALLOT ACCESS, LOSE PROCEDURAL RULINGS EIGHTH CIRCUIT ARKANSAS ACCESS WIN … Continue reading
On July 30, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed the order of the U.S. District Court in Idaho that had given ballot access relief to statewide initiatives. Little v Reclaim Idaho, 20A18. The vote required at least five votes. Oddly, only … Continue reading
July 30 is the deadline for independent candidate petitions in New York. No statewide petitions were submitted on or before July 30. However, if a petition has been postally mailed to the Board, and it arrives on July 31, it … Continue reading
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
