On September 10, a Superior Court in Alaska rejected a Democratic Party challenge to the ballot position of Eric Hafner, a candidate for U.S. House and a registered Democrat. See this story. Hafner is in prison and the Democratic Party … Continue reading
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On September 10, the New York State Court of Appeals, the highest state court, refused to hear Cartwright v Kennedy. This is the case in which the lower state courts had ruled that Kennedy can’t be on the ballot because … Continue reading
On September 10, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. filed a federal lawsuit against the Michigan Secretary of State, seeking to remove his name from the ballot. The state courts had ruled he could not withdraw. Kennedy v Benson, e.d., 2:24cv-12375. The … Continue reading
On September 10, presidential elector candidates pledged to Shiva Ayyadurai filed a federal lawsuit against the Secretary of State of Tennessee. Although their independent presidential petition had enough valid signatures, the Secretary disqualified them because they say they are pledged … Continue reading
On September 10, the Missouri Supreme Court restored an initiative concerning abortion to the ballot. A lower court had removed it on September 6. Coleman v Ashcroft, SC 100742. The challengers had claimed that the initiative had failed to list … Continue reading