On April 17, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court cut the number of signatures needed for candidates to get on a partisan primary ballot by 50%. They also extended the deadline for legislative and local candidates so that it matches the … Continue reading
On April 17, U.S. District Court Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer held a hearing in Libertarian Party of Illinois v Pritzker, n.d., 1:20cv-2112. This is the case in which the Illinois Libertarian and Green Parties asked for ballot access relief, due to … Continue reading
On April 16, the SAM Party, a ballot-qualified party in New York, filed an amended complaint in its ballot access case. As before, the new complaint challenges the requirement that a party must poll 130,000 votes for president, or 2% … Continue reading
On April 15, Terry McAuliffe, a former national chair of the Democratic Party, said he doesn’t think his party can hold an in-person national convention this year. Thanks to Political Wire for this news.
On April 16, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court heard oral arguments in Goldstein v Galvin, SJ-2020-150, the case in which some primary candidates ask for easier methods to get on the September 1 primary ballot. Here is an article describing … Continue reading
