August 17 is the Montana deadline for independent presidential petitions. The only petitions received by the Secretary of State are Jill Stein’s petition and Rocky De La Fuente’s petition. The law requires 5,000, and each submitted over twice the requirement. … Continue reading
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On the evening of August 17, Jill Stein and Ajamu Baraka appeared on a CNN town hall. Here is a Roll Call article about the appearance. Also, see this article. … Continue reading
On August 17, U.S. District Court Judge Waverly Crenshaw, an Obama appointee, upheld Tennessee’s requirement that new parties submit signatures equal to 2.5% of the last gubernatorial vote. Even though his opinion is 77 pages, it does not mention that … Continue reading
On August 17, U.S. District Court Judge Frederick Scullin ordered New York state to hold a Republican primary for U.S. House, 3rd district, on October 6. The reason is that in the regular primary held in June this year, one … Continue reading
California election code section 13105(c) says, “If for a general election any candidate for President or Vice President has received the nomination of any additional party or parties, the name(s) shall be printed to the right of the candidate’s own … Continue reading
On August 17, the Sixth Circuit refused to stay the decision of a U.S. District Court that said Michigan must put a straight-ticket device on this year’s ballot. Here is the decision. The state said it will ask for en … Continue reading