On July 17, U.S. District Court Judge Philip Halpern will hear Eisen v Cuomo, s.d., 7:20cv-5121. This is a challenge to the New York executive order of June 30 that sets the number of signatures for an independent U.S. House … Continue reading
On July 15, Howie Hawkins, Green Party presidential nominee, sued Oklahoma over the $35,000 filing fee for president. The fee is only paid by presidential candidates who are not the nominees of a qualified party. There is a petition alternative … Continue reading
On June 24, U.S. District Court Judge James L. Graham, a Reagan appointee, rejected ballot access relief for independent candidates in Ohio. Hawkins v DeWine, s.d., 2:20cv-2781. The 12-page order says that because Ohio had exempted “First Amendment Activity” from … Continue reading
On July 15, Tiffany Bond, an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, filed this reply brief in her ballot access lawsuit, Bond v Dunlap, 1:20cv-216. It is worth reading. The case concerns whether Maine should give ballot access relief … Continue reading
This is the first year in which it has been possible for an independent presidential candidate to get on the Oklahoma ballot without a petition. Instead they can qualify with a $35,000 filing fee. On July 15, the deadline, three … Continue reading
