2
On August 1, Kansas State Senator Dennis Pyle submitted 8,894 signatures to be an independent candidate for Governor. The requirement is 5,000. See this story. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On August 1, the Michigan state government filed this brief in Kowall v Benson, 21-1360. This is a case over whether Michigan’s term limits for legislators violate the U.S. Constitution. The lower courts had upheld Michigan’s legislative term limits. The … Continue reading
August 1 is the petition deadline for newly-qualifying parties and independent candidates in Missouri. Two statewide petitions were submitted, by the Green Party and by independent U.S. Senate candidate John Wood. Wood submitted approximately 22,000 signatures. It is not known … Continue reading
On August 1, the North Carolina State Board of Elections held another vote on whether to put the Green Party on the ballot. Unlike the vote of July 1, the new vote is unanimous that the party should be on … Continue reading
On July 29, fifteen states filed an amicus in the Eighth Circuit in Eggers v Evnen, 22-2268. The brief, organized by the Arkansas Attorney General, says that county distribution requirements for statewide initiative petitions do not violate “one person, one … Continue reading