A U.S. District Court Judge in Louisiana has set a hearing (by telephone) in Libertarian Party & Socialist Party v Dardenne, the presidential ballot access case. The hearing is Tuesday, September 16, at noon, central time. In a related case, … Continue reading
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U.S. District Court Judge John Woodcock of Maine still has not ruled on the ballot access lawsuit filed September 9 by Laurie Dobson. She is an independent candidate for U.S. Senate. The hearing was Friday, September 12, and the Judge … Continue reading
Connecticut elections officials say the Libertarian presidential petition lacks approximately 500 valid signatures. Libertarian activist Andy Rule will be reviewing these findings. The party submitted over 12,000 signatures to meet a requirement of exactly 7,500 signatures, but elections officials say … Continue reading
North Carolina State Senator Jim Jacumin (R-Connellys Springs) has told a constituent that he will introduce a bill to ease ballot access for independent candidates next year. North Carolina ballot access for independent candidates is so severe that no independent … Continue reading
A U.S. District Court Judge in Montana will hear Kelly v Johnson on Friday, September 19. The issue is whether Montana’s new independent deadline for non-presidential candidates is constitutional or not. The deadline was moved last year from June to … Continue reading