On August 27, a Louisiana Republican Party state meeting entertained a motion that the party assert a right to block certain candidates from using the word “Republican” on the ballot. See this story. The proposal was not passed but may … Continue reading
On August 29, an official in the Alabama Secretary of State’s office telephoned Rocky De La Fuente and told him that even though he has enough valid signatures to be an independent presidential candidate, he cannot be on the November … Continue reading
Even though Virginia Board of Elections has already determined that the Gary Johnson and Jill Stein petitions are valid, the Board doesn’t expect to have checked the other two presidential petitions until September 1 or September 2. Those other petitions … Continue reading
On August 25, Georgia filed this 16-page appeal brief, in Green Party of Georgia v Kemp. This is the case in which the U.S. District Court had struck down the Georgia law that requires approximately 50,000 signatures on a petition … Continue reading
On August 26, the Arizona Supreme Court unanimously upheld the 2015 law that drastically increased the number of signatures needed for Libertarians to get on the Libertarian Party primary ballot. Here is the 8-page opinion in Graham v Tamburri, cv-16-143. … Continue reading
