The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to hear Libertarian Party of Kentucky v Grimes, 16-1034, at its May 11 conference. The issue is the state’s definition of a qualified party, which makes it impossible for a group to become … Continue reading
This story says independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin still owes his election law attorneys $520,000, from work they did for him during 2016. Yet, McMullin and his attorneys did not file any ballot access lawsuits. He could have been on … Continue reading
The Los Angeles Times has this April 19 editorial in favor of moving California’s primary (for all office) from June to March, in presidential years. But the editorial warns against moving it to February. The bill sets the date in … Continue reading
On April 18, Thomas Breck, the Green Party nominee for U.S. House in Montana’s May 25 special election, issued a press release saying he plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to put him on the ballot. See this story. … Continue reading
On April 19, the Ohio Supreme Court refused to rehear State ex rel Fockler v Husted, 2016-1863, one of the Libertarian Party’s ballot access cases. This case involved whether the Gary Johnson vote in November 2016 created a new ballot-qualified … Continue reading
