On June 12, Florida Representative Paula Stark, a Republican representing the 47th House district, was removed from the August 18 Republican primary ballot for failing to submit a financial disclosure form. She did file the form, but the clerk in … Continue reading
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On June 26, the Massachusetts Ballot Law Commission removed Michael Walsh, a candidate for Attorney General, from the Republican primary ballot, because it felt he didn’t have 10,000 valid signatures. The party already had not placed anyone for Secretary of … Continue reading
On June 24, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, a Republican, vetoed HB 472. It would have required persons seeking an absentee ballot to include a copy of their photo-ID in their application. See this story, which has a copy of the … Continue reading
On June 25, a brief schedule was set out for Cornel West’s Pennsylvania ballot access case, a case that had been filed in 2024. It concerns Pennsylvania’s discriminatory law on presidential elector candidate filing. Qualified parties merely need to submit … Continue reading
On June 25, Michael Collier, an independent candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Texas, filed this brief in his ballot access case, Collier v Nelson, w.d., 1:26cv-1574. The case challenges the Texas law that says when an independent candidate is running … Continue reading