On September 24, the Arkansas Libertarian Party filed this brief in U.S. District Court in its ballot access case. The party already won injunctive relief in 2019 in this case, but the issue of declaratory relief still isn’t settled. The … Continue reading
As already noted, on March 29, 2021, a U.S. District Court struck down the Georgia U.S. House petition requirement for independent candidates, and the nominees of parties that hadn’t polled 20% of the vote in the last election for president … Continue reading
Andrew Yang plans to call his new party the “Forward Party”. This somewhat matches the name of his foundation, the Humanity Forward Foundation. Thanks to Steve Rossignol for this news.
In New Hampshire, state legislators are already submitting ideas for bills to the legislature’s staff. Representative Kevin Craig (R-Lancaster) has submitted a bill to lower the number of signatures for independent candidates and the nominees of unqualified parties. He has … Continue reading
On September 22, all the full-time judges of the Fifth Circuit heard Harness v Hosemann, 19-60632. The issue is Mississippi’s law on disenfranchisement of ex-felons. See this story. … Continue reading
