The Arkansas Secretary of State has determined that all presidential petitions have enough valid signatures. There were three for presidential party status, and four independent petitions. Both types of petition needed 1,000 signatures. The presidential party petitions were for the … Continue reading
On August 10, attorneys for Michigan asked the Sixth Circuit to reverse the order of a U.S. District Court Judge in the lawsuit titled “Michigan State A. Philip Randolph Institute v Johnson,” 16-2115. Michigan’s legislature had repealed the straight-ticket device … Continue reading
On August 9, attorneys for Connecticut settled two federal lawsuits over the state’s ban on out-of-state petitioners. The state agreed that the ban is unconstitutional for general election candidate petitions, and also petitions to get someone on a presidential primary … Continue reading
Harry Enten has this article at 538.com, summarizing polling for president among black voters. He finds that both Jill Stein and Gary Johnson outpoll the Republican nominee. Thanks to Political Wire for the link. … Continue reading
August 10 was the Ohio petition deadline for presidential candidates who use the independent candidate procedure. The Secretary of State’s web page shows that only four petitions were filed: for the Libertarian slate, the Constitution slate, and independent candidates Michael … Continue reading
