Here is the final brief in Cowen v Raffensperger, n.d., 1:17cv-4660. This is the Georgia Libertarian Party’s lawsuit against the petition requirements for U.S. House, which were passed in 1943 and have never been used by a minor party, and … Continue reading
Ballot Access News September 2020 – Volume 36, Number 4 This issue was printed on greeen paper. Table of Contents MONTANA SUPREME COURT REMOVES GREEN PARTY FROM BALLOT FIVE MONTHS AFTER IT QUALIFIED MINOR PARTY WINS CALIFORNIA PRIMARY MAINE RANKED … Continue reading
On September 25, U.S. District Court Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo, an Obama appointee, ordered Texas election officials to add a straight-ticket device to the 2020 ballot. The case had been filed on August 12. Texas Alliance for Retired Americans v … Continue reading
On September 26, President Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett of the Seventh Circuit for the U.S. Supreme Court. It appears she has only written one ballot access decision. In 2019 she wrote the opinion in Acevedo v Cook County … Continue reading
On September 25, the Alaska Division of Elections changed its mind, and will print the party affiliations on the ballot for nominees of unqualified parties. The affected candidates are all Libertarians running for state legislative seats. See this story. One … Continue reading
