The City has this detailed article about possibilities for independent candidates, and minor parties, in the New York city election of 2021, not just for Mayor, but for other positions as well. The hostile 2020 ballot access changes do not … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On May 17, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) issued a joint letter, endorsing the idea of reviving the federal voting rights Act’s preclearance provision. That idea would require all states to pre-clear election law changes … Continue reading
On May 7, an Arizona state trial court declined to hear the case Kemp v Arizona Republican Party, Maricopa County, cv2021-5107. Here is the four-page opinion. The judge said the case is non-justiciable because it involves a dispute over the … Continue reading
The New York Libertarian Party has issued this press release, concerning the denial of injunctive relief against the 2020 New York ballot access changes. … Continue reading
On May 4, Kevin W. Goering died unexpectedly at the age of 64. He was the attorney for the Working Families Party in the ballot access cases that challenge the new definition of “political party”, and the new number of … Continue reading