On June 18, the Seventh Circuit issued an opinion in Gill v Scholz, 19-1125. This is the case against the 5% Illinois petition for U.S. House, for independent candidates and the nominees of unqualified parties. David M. Gill was an … Continue reading
The Aloha Aina, a new qualified party in Hawaii, has fourteen candidates on its own primary ballot for legislature, and one for U.S. House. See this press release. Here is the party’s website. Thanks to Dave Gillespie for this news. … Continue reading
On June 18, Joseph Kishore, the Socialist Equality Party presidential nominee, filed a federal lawsuit for ballot access relief during the health crisis. He seeks to petition as an independent candidate. Even though the federal courts already declared the 30,000-signature … Continue reading
On June 18, the California legislature passed AB 880, which provides that every active registered voter will receive a postal ballot. This is not a big change for California, because already 75% of the registered voters receive a postal ballot. … Continue reading
Last year, a U.S. District Court in Arkansas enjoined the new 3% petition requirement for newly-qualifying parties, and put the Arkansas Libertarian Party on the ballot for 2020. On June 18, the Eighth Circuit ruled that the U.S. District Court … Continue reading
