On October 28, the Sixth Circuit reversed a U.S. District Court and reimposed the Michigan ban on photography at polling places. Here is the 2-1 decision in Crookston v Johnson, 16-2490. Judge Jeffrey Sutton, a Bush Jr. appointee, wrote the … Continue reading
On October 28, Rocky De La Fuente and Jill Stein filed this brief, in their Oklahoma ballot access lawsuit. Both candidates are challenging the independent petition requirement, which is 40,047 signatures this year. No one has completed the Oklahoma independent … Continue reading
The Constitution, Green, and Libertarian Parties are in the Third Circuit to overturn the state’s new county distribution requirement for statewide petitions for state office. The case law is overwhelmingly strong that statewide petitions cannot have county distribution requirements, because … Continue reading
On October 28, the California Secretary of State posted the list of declared presidential write-in candidates. See it here. Only five candidates qualified. The state requires notarized forms to be signed by each candidate for presidential elector, and will not … Continue reading
U.S. District Court Judge Liam O’Grady will hear De La Fuente v Alcorn, e.d. 1:16cv-1201, on November 18 at 10 a.m. The issue is whether the state can require candidates for presidential elector (for petitioning candidates) to disclose their full … Continue reading
