On July 22, the Arizona Secretary of State asked the 9th circuit to reconsider its July 9 decision in Nader v Brewer. That decision had struck down both the early June petition deadline for independent presidential candidates, and also the … Continue reading
Pennsylvania Senator Mike Folmer (R-Lancaster and Lebanon Counties) has introduced a bill to greatly ease minor party and independent candidate ballot access. The bill doesn’t have a bill number yet. It is believed that it permits a minor party to … Continue reading
For eight years, the constitutionality of the Post Office regulation prohibiting petitioning on postal interior sidewalks has been pending in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., in a case called Initiative & Referendum Institute v US Postal Service. In the … Continue reading
On July 22, U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence Kahn extended the petitioning period, in Ulster County, for candidates and activists who want a September primary ballot prepared for the Independence Party in Ulster County. New York doesn’t normally print up … Continue reading
On July 24, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court heard oral arguments in Knutson v Department of the Secretary of State, case no. ken-08-375. The Court will issue its opinion on Monday, July 28. All five members of the Court who … Continue reading
