On March 19, U.S. District Court Judge Victoria Roberts refused to amend her decision in Graveline v Johnson, 2:18cv-12354. See her order here. She had earlier struck down the Michigan law requiring statewide independent candidates to collect 30,000 signatures. The … Continue reading
Kevin O’Connor, an attorney who is running as a Republican for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts, has called on the legislature to reform the petitioning process during the health crisis. See this story. … Continue reading
On March 19, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, the largest newspaper in Minnesota, carried this op-ed urging that the need for candidate ballot access petitions be suspended. The op-ed is by leaders of the Green, Independence, and Libertarian Parties. … Continue reading
Georgia State Senator Brandon Beach attended a special session of the legislature on March 16 even though he had some symptoms of the corona virus. Later he tested positive, so the entire legislature has been sent home and legislators must … Continue reading
On March 19, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed an executive order permitting candidate petitions to be gathered and filed electronically. No candidate in New Jersey ever needs more than 1,000 signatures. Statewide primary candidates need 1,000; general election statewide … Continue reading
