Ballot Access News July 1, 2015 – Volume 31, Number 2 This issue was printed on tan paper. Table of Contents PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES LAWSUIT FILED TWO SUPREME COURT RULINGS INDIRECTLY HELP BALLOT ACCESS LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST NEW SOUTH DAKOTA DEADLINE … Continue reading
In late 2011, Texas voters who wanted to create a new party filed the “Make America Great Again” name in time for the state’s deadline. Texas law says a party that wants to petition in an election year must register … Continue reading
Pursuing America’s Greatness is a PAC that wants to make independent expenditures in support of Mike Huckabee’s campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. FEC rules do not permit independent expenditure committees to use the name of any candidate they they … Continue reading
New York Magazine has this interesting story about the development of rules for the upcoming Fox News Republican presidential debate. Especially interesting is the part of the article that says the position of candidates on the stage is expected to … Continue reading
Law Professor Rick Pildes has this article at Scotusblog about the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court hearing in Evenwel v Abbott, 14-940. The Court will hear this case late in 2015 or early in 2016. Texas, like almost all states, bases … Continue reading
