On August 17, the Seventh Circuit upheld Indiana’s petition requirement for statewide independent candidates and the nominees of unqualified parties. Indiana Green Party v Morales, 23-2756. The state required 44,935 signatures when the lawsuit was filed in 2022, and at … Continue reading
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The Arizona independent presidential petition deadline was Saturday, August 17. Cornel West collected approximately 100,000 signatures but decided not to file them. At least one of his presidential elector candidates says she never volunteered to be a candidate for elector, … Continue reading
On August 19, an administrative law judge heard a Democratic Party challenge to the independent petition of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. See this story. The administrative law judge will make a recommendation to the Secretary of State. On the same … Continue reading
In 2024, Democrats have no nominee on the Alabama ballot for U.S. House in three of the state’s seven districts. That is the smallest number of Democrats running for U.S. House in any Alabama general election since 2010. Alabama has … Continue reading
As has been reported, a New York state trial court judge removed Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., from the ballot on August 12, and did not consider the constitutional issues involved in her decision. Kennedy already had a federal ballot access … Continue reading