On August 20, some of the Montana Green Party nominees asked the Ninth Circuit to put the Green Party back on the ballot. Davis v Stapleton, 20-35734. … Continue reading
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On August 20, the Wisconsin Election Commission removed Howie Hawkins and Kanye West from the November ballot. Hawkins’ petition was rejected because some of the signatures were collected on forms giving the old address of the vice-presidential nominee, and some … Continue reading
On August 20, the Montana Secretary of State said the independent presidential petition for Kanye West doesn’t have enough valid signatures. The law requires 5,000 signatures with no distribution requirement. He submitted approximately 8,000. See this story. … Continue reading
On August 20, U.S. District Court Judge Dana Christensen refused to give the Montana Green Party any injunctive relief, while the party appeals yesterday’s order that removed it from the ballot. Montana Secretary of State says the ballot must be … Continue reading
On August 20, the Seventh Circuit issued a six-page order in Libertarian Party of Illinois v Cadigan, 20-1961. It upholds the ballot access relief granted by a U.S. District Court in April 2020. It says, “The Board devotes not a … Continue reading