On July 23, the Eighth Circuit issued an opinion in Miller v Thurston, 20-2095. This case involves ballot access relief for statewide Arkansas initiatives. The U.S. District Court had granted such relief, but the Circuit Court reversed that decision. The … Continue reading
On July 21, the Fourth Circuit issued an opinion in Baten v McMaster, 19-1297. This is one of the cases challenging a state’s practice of electing all its presidential electors at-large. Other such cases had recently been filed in Texas, … Continue reading
Here is the Vermont form that minor party and independent presidential candidates use, to qualify in Vermont. Thanks to Jerome Segal for the link. Vermont took a daring step this year by abolishing the petition. … Continue reading
On July 23, President Donald Trump announced that the Republican Party has cancelled the second half of its national convention, which was to have been in Jacksonville August 25-27. The only national convention will be the meeting of August 24 … Continue reading
On July 23, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo filed this brief in opposition to giving ballot access relief for independent candidates for U.S. House and State Senate. Eisen v Cuomo, s.d., 7:20cv-5121. The state only mentions one of the precedents … Continue reading
