On September 17, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court removed Howie Hawkins from the ballot, by a vote of 5-2. Here is the majority opinion in In re Nomination Paper of Scroggin, 55 MAP 2020. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link. … Continue reading
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Guam has no electoral votes, but it still holds a public election for president. There will be six parties on the Guam presidential ballot: Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, Green, American Solidarity, and Prohibition. There is also one independent, Dario Hunter, who … Continue reading
On September 16, an Idaho state court ruled that Kanye West should remain on the ballot as an independent candidate for president. The judge said that the law only requires candidates who use the independent procedure to “state that such … Continue reading
On September 15, the Democratic Party nominee for Alaska’s U.S. House seat filed a lawsuit in state court, over the state’s decision to drop her partisan affiliation from the November ballot. She is a registered independent and she wants that … Continue reading
On September 15, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court heard oral argument in the case over whether the Republican-backed referendum petition had enough valid signatures. If the petition did have enough valid signatures, then the ranked-choice law on presidential voting is … Continue reading