U.S. District Court John Tharp will hear arguments in Summers v Smart on August 13, in Chicago. This is the Green Party’s ballot access case, filed on July 14. The case is being expedited because the state wants to certify … Continue reading
As already noted, on July 9, the Constitution, Green, and Libertarian Parties won a procedural victory in the Third Circuit in Constitution Party of Pennsylvania v Aichele. The Third Circuit said they do have standing to attack the challenge system, … Continue reading
Earlier this year, the New Hampshire legislature passed HB 1542, which makes it illegal for a group to circulate the petition for party status during an odd year. On July 22, the Libertarian Party filed a federal lawsuit against the … Continue reading
On July 22, Public Policy Polling released a poll for the Montana U.S. Senate race. Respondents in this poll were told, “The candidates for U.S. Senate are Democrat John Walsh and Republican Steve Daines.” They were then asked which of … Continue reading
The campaign of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is challenging the Democratic Party primary petition of Zephyr Teachout, a law professor who is also seeking the Democratic nomination for Governor. See this story. She submitted 45,000 signatures and needs 15,000 … Continue reading
