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On August 7, an amicus curiae brief was filed in Rubin v Bowen, in the California State Court of Appeals. Rubin v Bowen is the case in which the Peace & Freedom Party, the Libertarian Party of California, and the … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On August 7, the Sixth Circuit heard oral argument in Green Party of Tennessee v Hargett, 12-5975. The issues are: (1) is the 2.5% petition (of the last gubernatorial vote) for newly-qualifying parties constitutional, given that independent candidates only need … Continue reading
On August 7, U.S. District Court Judge Martha Vazquez refused to enjoin New Mexico’s 3% petition requirement for independent candidates. As a result, unless there is a quick appeal, only one candidate, a Democrat, will be on the November ballot … Continue reading
Peoria, Arizona, spent thousands of dollars to re-send absentee ballots in this month’s city council race, because the original ballots accidentally omitted Ken Krieger’s name. He is one of three candidates for city council in his district. But, unfortunately, the … Continue reading
Pennsylvania has decided not to ask the Third Circuit to re-hear Constitution Party v Aichele, 13-1952. This is the decision that said minor parties do have standing to argue that the challenge-court costs system violates the U.S. Constitution. On July … Continue reading