On July 11, independent legislative candidate Justin Tjaden filed a federal lawsuit against the Ohio ballot access law for independent candidates for district office. Tjaden v Geauga County Board of Elections, n.d., 1:24cv-1176. The plaintiff had tried to get on … Continue reading
On July 18, an en banc decision of the Fifth Circuit said Mississippi’s ban on ex-felon voting does not violate the Eighth Amendment. The original panel in this same case had ruled that the ban does violate the Eigth Amendment, … Continue reading
Mississippi will elect its entire legislature in November 2025, even though all state legislators were also up for re-election in November 2023 and Mississippi provides for four-year terms for all its legislators, in both houses. On July 18, 2024, a … Continue reading
As already reported, the North Carolina State Board of Elections rejected the petition for the Justice for All Party, even though the county boards of election said it has enough valid signatures. Democrats on the state board had then said … Continue reading
Recently Indiana county election officials finished validating the petition to place Jill Stein on the ballot as the Green Party nominee. They said only 40% of the signatures are valid, and therefore she is short 9,000 signatures. However the results … Continue reading
