On August 9, a U.S. District Court in West Virginia enjoined the state from enforcing a campaign finance law that limits how much individuals may donate to groups that make independent expenditures for or against candidates for state office. See … Continue reading
The Kansas independent candidate petition is noon on August 6. The independent candidate petition for Jill Stein was submitted on the afternoon of August 6, but the Secretary of State rejected the petition because it was filed a few hours … Continue reading
On August 9, the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, denied the Libertarian Party’s request to rehear the case over whether election officials must count write-ins for declared presidential write-in candidates. Federal law requires jurisdictions that vote for President to … Continue reading
On August 9, the Sixth Circuit issued a 7-page order, denying the request of Tennessee election officials to remove the Green Party and the Constitution Party from the November 2012 ballot. However, the Sixth Circuit did grant the state’s request … Continue reading
The Wisconsin deadline for independent presidential candidates, and the presidential nominees of unqualified parties, has passed. Four petitions were submitted for President: Gary Johnson (Libertarian), Jill Stein (Green), Gloria LaRiva (Party for Socialism and Liberation), and Jerry White (Socialist Equality … Continue reading
