On June 1, some candidates for Roanoke, Virginia city council filed a lawsuit for ballot access relief. Roanoke has partisan city elections, and the plaintiffs are not the nominees of qualified parties. See this story. They ask for a reduction … Continue reading
On May 29, the Working Families Party filed a federal lawsuit against the definition of a qualified party that passed on April 1, 2020. Hurley v Kosinski, s.d., 1:20cv-4148. The new definition requires a party to pass the vote test … Continue reading
On June 1, the Ohio groups trying to get an initiative on the ballot asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate the ruling of the U.S. District Court that had granted relief, and to lift the stay the Sixth Circuit … Continue reading
On May 1, U.S. District Court Judge Sue Myerscough declined to grant ballot access relief to proponents of some local Illinois initiatives, because the petition deadline for local initiatives is August 3, and the Governor’s order for social distancing expired … Continue reading
Ballot Access News May 2020 – Volume 35, Number 12 This issue was printed on purple paper. Table of Contents COURTS IN FOUR STATES EASE NUMBER OF SIGNATURES FOR CANDIDATES OR PARTIES, DUE TO HEALTH CRISIS NEW YORK MAKES BALLOT … Continue reading
