On October 17, U.S. District Court Judge John M. Gerrard, an Obama appointee, issued an order in Lauters v Evnen, 4:24cv-03175. It denies the request of Shiva Ayyadurai to be placed on the Nebraska ballot as an independent presidential candidate. … Continue reading
In 2006, a U.S. District Court in Ohio struck down Ohio laws that say when a voter is challenged at the polls on the grounds of citizenship, he or she must produce proof of citizenship on the spot, at the … Continue reading
On October 23, the New York Times ran this story about some minor party and independent presidential candidates. It features Cornel West, Jill Stein, Chase Oliver, and Claudia De la Cruz, in that order. But the story fails to say … Continue reading
On October 25, the Fifth Circuit issued an opinion in Republican National Committee v Wetzel, 24-60395. It says that Mississippi cannot count ballots received in the postal mail later than election day. The decision interprets federal law to mean that … Continue reading
The California deadline for filing as a write-in candidate has closed. The only presidential candidate who qualified is Peter Sonski, nominee of the American Solidarity Party. Califoria recently made it even more difficult to qualify as a declared write-in for … Continue reading
