Ballot Access News April 2020 – Volume 35, Number 11 This issue was printed on white paper. Table of Contents DEEPLY FLAWED MONTANA BALLOT ACCESS DECISION SIGNALS COMING REPRESSION OF THE GREEN PARTY NEW YORK BALLOT ACCESS WIN VIRGINIA BALLOT … Continue reading
On April 27, New York cancelled its Democratic presidential primary, even though it was set for June 23 and the state will hold primaries for office other than president that day. There wasn’t going to be a presidential primary for … Continue reading
On January 30, the U.S. Supreme Court asked Arizona to respond to the Libertarian Party’s ballot access cert petition (Arizona Libertarian Party v Hobbs, 19-757). Since then the state has obtained time extensions repeatedly. The original deadline was March 2. … Continue reading
Governor Andrew Cuomo will probably set a new deadline for independent candidate petitions, and petitions for the nominees of unqualified parties, this week. The statutory deadline had been in August until early 2019, when the legislature moved it to May. … Continue reading
On April 24, U.S. District Court Judge Amy Totenberg heard arguments in Black Voters Matter v Raffensperger, n.d., 1:20cv-1489. The issue is whether the 24th Amendment requires states to pay the postage on mail ballots both ways. The 24th amendment … Continue reading
