On August 14, U.S. District Court Judge Lance E. Walker, a Trump appointee, refused to enjoin Maine from using ranked-choice voting. Hagopian v Dunlap, 1:20cv-257. Here is the 18-page order. It is very readable and interesting, for any reader who … Continue reading
On August 14, the New Mexico Libertarian Party won injunctive relief in its lawsuit to obtain a fair count of the number of write-ins in the Libertarian primary for State Appeals Court, position two. The Libertarian candidate, Stephen Curtis, was … Continue reading
As previously reported, some Illinois Election Board officials are trying to persuade the Seventh Circuit to reverse the ballot access relief won in April 2020. Libertarian Party of Illinois v Pritzker, 20-1961. On August 14, the Illinois minor parties submitted … Continue reading
On August 13, the Mayor of Washington, D.C., signed B23-0864. It lowers the number of signatures for independent presidential candidates, and the presidential nominees of unqualified parties, from approximately 5,000 signatures, to exactly 250 signatures. The law only pertains to … Continue reading
On August 12, the Montana Democratic Party filed this 119-page brief in Davis v Stapleton, 6:20cv-62. This is the case over whether it violates due process for Montana to remove the Green Party from the ballot. On August 14, U.S. … Continue reading
