Law Professor Derek T. Muller has this op-ed in the New York Times, explaining all the policy reasons why states should not use ballot access restrictions to force presidential candidates to reveal their income tax returns. … Continue reading
On March 31, the Eleventh Circuit denied Georgia’s request for a rehearing in Green Party of Georgia v Kemp, 16-15880. This is the case filed in 2012 by the Green Party and the Constitution Party, against the requirement that their … Continue reading
On April 3, the Maryland House unanimously passed HB 529. It lowers the number of signatures for statewide independent candidates from 1% of the number of registered voters (over 40,000) to exactly 10,000. The bill now goes to the Governor. … Continue reading
On March 31, Rocky De La Fuente filed an amended complaint in his Georgia ballot access lawsuit, to cure certain problems with his original complaint. De La Fuente v Kemp, n.d., 1:16cv-2937. The case challenges the July 1 deadline for … Continue reading
On April 3, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Gardner v Rideout, 16-828. The lower courts had struck down New Hampshire’s law, making it illegal for a voter to photograph his or her own voted ballot. The state asked … Continue reading
