The Connecticut Libertarian Party ballot access case is pending in the Second Circuit. Libertarian Party of Connecticut v Lamont, 20-2179. The case includes a mixture of issues related to petitioning in the health crisis, and issues that are separate. On … Continue reading
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The Alliance Party is now ballot-qualified in Mississippi. In that state, a group becomes a qualified party by submitting a list of party officers. Mississippi has had that law ever since 1890, when the state first instituted government-printed ballots. Mississippi … Continue reading
On April 2, 2020, the New York ballot access law drastically changed. The number of signatures for a statewide independent, or the nominee of an unqualified party, was raised from 15,000 to 45,000 signatures. The vote test was changed from … Continue reading
On July 23, the New Mexico Libertarian Party filed a federal lawsuit against the Secretary of State for refusing to provide an accurate count of write-ins in the party’s June 2 primary. The party’s choice for State Appeals Court, Stephen … Continue reading
on the evening of Friday, July 24, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to get involved in an appeal by a church against the Nevada rules for gatherings during the health crisis. Calvary Chapen Dayton Valley v Sisolak, 19A1070. Here is … Continue reading