According to this article, the Wisconsin Election Commission, the legislature, and the Governor, have so far shown no interest in doing anything about mandatory ballot access petitions. Except for independent presidential petitions, all petitions are due June 1, for both … Continue reading
On April 20, the Michigan Secretary of State filed a notice of appeal in Graveline v Benson, e.d., 2:18cv-12354. This is the case in which a U.S. District Court last year invalidated the Michigan law that requires independent candidates for … Continue reading
Colorado election law lets candidates of large parties choose whether to get on the primary ballot by winning substantial support at a party meeting, or petitioning. Candidates must decide in January of an election year which method to use. Michelle … Continue reading
The Philadelphia Inquirer has this story, which is mostly about Professor Jerome Segal, founder of the Bread & Roses Party. That party is on the ballot in Maryland, but nowhere else. Segal expresses the opinion that the Green Party and … Continue reading
On April 20, U.S. District Court Judge Terrence G. Berg, an Obama appointee, issued an injunction in Esshaki v Whitmer, e.d., 2:20cv-10831. It cuts the number of signatures needed for primary petitions by 50%, and extends the deadline from April … Continue reading
