On October 10, the Georgia Libertarian Party filed a notice of appeal in Cowen v Raffensperger, n.d., 1:17cv-4660. This is the case over the Georgia ballot access laws for U.S. House, which require approximately 20,000 signatures for any independent, or … Continue reading
Vermont requires presidential primary candidates to submit a petition of 1,000 signatures. The deadline is not until December 15, 2019. So far, three presidential primary candidate petitions have been checked: in the Republican primary, President Trump and Rocky De La … Continue reading
Law Professor Vikram David Amar has this commentary on Verdict about California’s tax returns-ballot law, which was enjoined last month by a U.S. District Court. Amar says that now that he has read the opinion, he is more certain than … Continue reading
On October 10, the minor parties in the lawsuit Miller v Hughs asked the U.S. District Court to enjoin the new law requiring minor party candidates to pay filing fees, at least as applied to the 2020 election. First, the … Continue reading
Now that the American Independent Party has saved its spot on the California ballot as a result of Governor Gavin Newsom’s veto of SB 696, it will have a presidential primary, as it always does. J. R. Myers, presidential nominee … Continue reading
