On April 29, U.S. District Court Judge Analisa Torres was assigned to the lawsuit filed by Andrew Yang. The issue is whether the New York order cancelling the presidential primary violates the U.S. Constitution. Torres is an Obama appointee. Yang … Continue reading
On April 28, Congressman Justin Amash announced he will seek the Libertarian presidential nomination. See this story. Thanks to Trent Pool for the news. … Continue reading
On April 28, Andrew Yang sued New York over the cancellation of the state’s presidential primary. Yang v New York State Board of Elections, s.d., 1:20cv-3325. The complaint is technically flawed. Under the Eleventh Amendment, the defendant can’t be solely … Continue reading
Four groups sponsoring statewide Massachusetts initiatives have asked the State Supreme Judicial Court to let them gather electronic signatures. The groups only need another 13,347 valid signatures. Massachusetts initiative procedures provide that if a group collects the signatures of 2.5% … Continue reading
This story summarizes all the activism in Maryland, in which minor parties and independent candidates have made a public case in favor of cutting the number of signatures needed for ballot access this year. But the state government has denied … Continue reading
