According to this news story, several independent candidates are planning to sue Arkansas if the state doesn’t extend the petition deadline and cut the number of signatures. Among them is an independent candidate for U.S. Senate, who needs 10,000 valid … Continue reading
On April 21, a Colorado state trial court put Michelle Ferrigno Warren on the June 30 Democratic primary ballot for U.S. Senate, even though she needed 10,500 valid signatures and she only had 5,383 valid signatures. The decision finds that … Continue reading
On April 21, the proponents of two Arizona statewide initiatives filed an appeal in Arizonans for Fair Elections v Hobbs, the case over whether Arizona should permit initiative campaigns to gather electronic signatures. U.S. District Court Judge Dominic Lanza, a … Continue reading
According to this story, New York Assemblywoman Rebecca Seawright, who was removed from the 2020 Democratic primary ballot over a paperwork error, will run as an independent this year if she can’t get back on the Democratic primary ballot. She … Continue reading
Law Professor Jeffrey Abramson has this interesting article in Emory Law Journal, comparing presidential electors to jurors. He notes that jurors are asked to pledge that they will follow the judge’s instructions as to the relevant law. But if jurors … Continue reading
