In 2021, the Idaho legislature passed HB 231, which changed the petition deadline for independent presidential candidates from August 25 of the election year, to the tenth Friday before the primaries. Therefore the 2024 deadline is March 10. This change … Continue reading
On December 1, the Tennessee Libertarian Party filed a federal lawsuit against the Tennessee law that requires 56,083 valid signatures for a party to appear on the ballot. Darnell v Hargett, m.d., 3:23cv-1266. It is assigned to U.S. District Court … Continue reading
On December 1, the Eighth Circuit again upheld the wording on the Minnesota petition form that is used by independent candidates, and the nominees of unqualified parties. The petition says that the signer does not intend to vote in the … Continue reading
On December 1, the U.S. House expelled Congressman George Santos, who had represented New York’s Third District, on Long Island. The special election to fill his seat will be in February. New York law permits party committees to choose nominees … Continue reading
On December 1, former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor died. She had been one of the last justices to write anything favorable about minor parties. In 2005, in Clingman v Beaver, she wrote, “Although the State has a … Continue reading
