On July 31, U.S. District Court Judge Stewart Dalzell granted injunctive relief against Pennsylvania’s ban on out-of-state circulators. Green Party of Pennsylvania v Aichele, eastern district, 2:14cv-3299. The judge ruled from the bench after a hearing that lasted somewhat less … Continue reading
On July 30, Theo Milonopoulos filed a federal lawsuit against California’s ban on write-in votes in the general election for Congress and partisan state office. Central district, 2:14cv-5973. Milonopoulos filed as a declared write-in for U.S. House, 33rd district, for … Continue reading
The Massachusetts petition deadline for independent candidates, and the nominees of unqualified parties, for U.S. House and statewide office was July 29. The only unqualified parties that submitted petitions in Massachusetts for statewide office this year are the United Independent … Continue reading
Ballot Access News July 1, 2014 – Volume 30, Number 2 This issue was printed on lavender paper. Table of Contents RHODE ISLAND REPEALS STRAIGHT-TICKET DEVICE CALIFORNIA BALLOT ACCESS BILL ADVANCES ACLU TAKES GEORGIA ACCESS LAWSUIT PENNSYLVANIA SUED OVER PETITIONER … Continue reading
The Florida Bar Association prohibits candidates in judicial elections from asking anyone to make a campaign contribution. In 2009, Lanell Williams-Yulee sent a mass e-mail, asking for campaign contributions, to thousands of voters in her district. The Bar fined her … Continue reading
