On June 6, Perry Johnson, a Republican gubernatorial candidate in Michigan, filed a federal lawsuit seeking to be put back on the August 2 primary ballot. Johnson v Michigan Board of State Canvassers, e.d., 2:22cv-11232. The issue is whether the … Continue reading
On May 31, David Gill filed his opening brief in the Seventh Circuit in Gill v Scholz, 22-1653. This is the case that challenges the Illinois 5% petition requirement for independent candidates, and the nominees of unqualified parties, for U.S. … Continue reading
According to this story, the Wisconsin Democratic Party has filed a challenge to the primary ballot access of Tim Michels, a leading Republican candidate for Wisconsin Governor. Candidates for statewide office in Wisconsin need 2,000 signatures to get on a … Continue reading
This news story describes the phenomenon of insincere candidates running in the open primary of the Grassroots Legalize Cannabis Party. The story would be better if it mentioned the alternative idea of letting small ballot-qualified parties nominate by convention, which … Continue reading
On May 29, at the close of the Libertarian Party’s national convention in Sparks, Nevada, newly-elected chair Angela McArdle announced that she is pregnant for the first time. There have been pregnant governors, and pregnant members of Congress, but this … Continue reading
