On June 27, the Utah Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Phillips v Henderson, 2023-1098. This is the case over a proposed initiative to make it illegal for congressional candidates to run for election or re-election if they will … Continue reading
June 27 is the petition deadline for newly-qualifying parties and independent candidates in New Mexico. The Free New Mexico Party expects to qualify. It is affiliated with the national Libertarian Party. There is already a ballot-qualified Libertarian Party on the … Continue reading
On June 26, the North Carolina State Board of Elections voted 3-2 to postpone deciding whether three new parties should be on the ballot. The three parties are the Justice for All Party (which supports Cornel West for president), We … Continue reading
On June 26, the Eleventh Circuit issued an opinion in Greater Birmingham Ministries v Merrill, 22-13708. It says Alabama is required to produce a list of individuals who were denied the ability to register to vote because of a felony … Continue reading
On August 5, the Fifth Circuit will hear Miller v Doe, 23-50537, the case over Texas ballot access laws for independent candidates and newly-qualifying parties. The lower court had upheld all those laws except it had struck down the ban … Continue reading
