On July 20, the deadline for minor party and independent petitions in Illinois, five petitions were submitted for president: Kanye West as an independent; Kyle Kopitke as an independent; the Party for Socialism and Liberation; the Constitution Party; and the … Continue reading
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On July 20, U.S. District Court Judge Richard D. Bennett, a Bush Jr. appointee, cut the number of signatures for Maryland independent candidates by 50%. Ivey v Lamone, 1:20cv-1995. Here is the three-page order. The state agreed to this outcome. … Continue reading
On July 20, Arkansas filed this brief in the Eighth Circuit, arguing against ballot access relief for Dan Whitfield, independent U.S. Senate candidate. … Continue reading
On July 20, independent presidential candidate Jade Simmons submitted a South Carolina independent presidential petition. July 20 at noon is the deadline. She is the only person who had submitted such a petition, but she only submitted 1,471 signatures, far … Continue reading
Electoral-vote.com has this chart, showing the partisan balance in each state’s legislative chamber. The state chambers are arranged in order of Democratic dominance. The state chambers in the middle of the chart are the chambers that are closely balanced. The … Continue reading