August 3 at noon was the Arkansas deadline for independent presidential candidates, and the presidential nominees of unqualified parties. According to this story, Kanye West submitted his petition only 45 minutes before the deadline. The requirement is 1,000 signatures. … Continue reading
The Illinois State Board of Elections is still trying to eliminate all the ballot access relief ordered by a U.S. District Court on April 23. On August 3, it filed a reply brief in Libertarian Party of Illinois v Cadigan, … Continue reading
This story says at the bottom that ten presidential candidates filed by the August 3 deadline. Vermont waived all petition requirements this year, and there is no filing fee. Presumably there will be more than ten, because the qualified parties … Continue reading
On August 3, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued a unanimous ruling in Brady v State Ballot Law Commission, SJC-12979. The Court explained why Helen Brady, Republican candidate for U.S. House, 9th district, should be on the September 1 primary … Continue reading
On August 3, U.S. District Court Judge Nancy Torresen held a status conference in Jorgensen v Dunlap, 1:20cv-272. This case asks for ballot access relief in Maine for the Libertarian Party presidential nominee. The state’s brief is due August 10 … Continue reading
