On April 17, U.S. District Court Judge Dominic Lanza refused to order Arizona to allow initiative proponents to gather electronic signatures. Arizonans for Fair Elections v Hobbs, 2:20cv-658. Here is the 30-page opinion. The same issue is pending in the … Continue reading
Federal courts have ruled in the past that if ballot access is impossible, or virtually impossible, and a party or a candidate who wants to be on the ballot sues, and shows evidence of a modicum of support, then the … Continue reading
An NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released on April 19 shows that when respondents are asked if they support President Trump, or Joe Biden, or aren’t sure, 5% of them volunteer that they won’t vote for either of the two … Continue reading
Bill Scher has this long and detailed article about ballot access in 2020 for the nation’s nationally-organized minor parties. … Continue reading
On April 17, U.S. District Court Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer declined to grant injunctive relief to help proponents of two Illinois initiatives, one statewide and one local. They had asked for a cut in the number of signatures and permission to … Continue reading
