On August 26, the South Dakota Constitution Party filed this reply brief, in its lawsuit over whether its nominees for U.S. Senate and state house should be on the ballot. Unless relief is granted, South Dakota won’t have any minor … Continue reading
According to this story, on August 25, Evan McMullin’s campaign strategist, Rick Wilson, said McMullin will challenge bad ballot access laws in court. This seems peculiar, because no McMullin lawsuits have been filed. McMullin announced on August 8. A good … Continue reading
On August 26, attorneys for the Illinois State Board of Elections appealed the August 25 decision in Gill v Scholz. This is the case over the requirement that independent candidates for U.S. House submit a petition equal to 5% of … Continue reading
The Virginia deadline for independent presidential petitions, and the presidential nominees of unqualified parties, is August 26. The state received four petitions that may have enough valid signatures: for Rocky De La Fuente, Gary Johnson, Evan McMullin, and Jill Stein. … Continue reading
On the afternoon of Friday, August 26, U.S. District Court Judge Mark Cohen heard oral arguments in De La Fuente v Kemp, n.d., 1:16cv-2937. The issue is the Georgia law that requires independent presidential candidates to notify the state of … Continue reading
