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Bill Scher has this long and detailed article about ballot access in 2020 for the nation’s nationally-organized minor parties. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
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
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