On July 19, the Nebraska Democratic Party urged the Secretary of State to rule that he can’t be an independent candidate in Nebraska, because he is a minor party nominee in certain other states. See this story. The Democratic Party … Continue reading
On July 19, the Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. campaign submitted 37,000 signatures to get on the ballot as an independent candidate in Oregon. The requirement is 23,737. The statutory deadline is August 27, but the Oregon Secretary of State recently … Continue reading
On July 11, independent legislative candidate Justin Tjaden filed a federal lawsuit against the Ohio ballot access law for independent candidates for district office. Tjaden v Geauga County Board of Elections, n.d., 1:24cv-1176. The plaintiff had tried to get on … Continue reading
On July 18, an en banc decision of the Fifth Circuit said Mississippi’s ban on ex-felon voting does not violate the Eighth Amendment. The original panel in this same case had ruled that the ban does violate the Eigth Amendment, … Continue reading
Mississippi will elect its entire legislature in November 2025, even though all state legislators were also up for re-election in November 2023 and Mississippi provides for four-year terms for all its legislators, in both houses. On July 18, 2024, a … Continue reading
