On August 14, the New Mexico Secretary of State filed this brief in defense of the state’s ballot access laws for minor parties. New Mexico Forward Party v Toulouse Oliver, 1:26cv-2286. New Mexico is the only state that requires new … Continue reading
On August 13, Libertarian congressional nominee Lana Leguia filed a federal lawsuit against the New Jersey ban on out-of-state circulators in general elections. Leguia v Caldwell, 3:26cv-10263. Earlier she was kept off the ballot because she had used some out-of-state … Continue reading
A New Jersey state trial court will hear oral arguments on August 17 in a case over whether an independent candidate can be disqualified just because he received some write-in votes in a major party primary. See this story. New … Continue reading
On August 11, the Florida Republican Party dropped its lawsuit that had been filed to remove Peter Jassenoff from the ballot. Jassenoff is the Libertarian nominee for U.S. House, 25th district. The Republican Party had sued the Secretary of State … Continue reading
On August 10, individuals associated with the Pennsylvania Democratic party filed a challenge to the Green Party’s statewide petition. The challenge says there aren’t enough valid signatures. 5,000 are required. See this story. This is the first time a Pennsylvania … Continue reading
