The Hill has this story, announcing that Evan McMullin is on the Colorado ballot. The story does not say who is vice-presidential nominee is, but that should be known on Friday when the Colorado Secretary of State releases the information. … Continue reading
On August 11, Rocky De La Fuente, independent presidential candidate, filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Georgia law that requires petitioning candidates for president to submit the names of their presidential elector candidates on July 1, even though … Continue reading
North Carolina requires declared write-in presidential candidates to submit 500 signatures. This sounds easy, but in practice is not. Jill Stein is the only write-in presidential candidate who has enough signatures, according to this page at the Board of Elections. … Continue reading
August 10 is the Tennessee deadline for a new party to submit a petition for recognition. No group filed such a petition. This is not surprising, because the law requires 33,816 valid signatures. No group has successfully petitioned for party … Continue reading
On August 11, a 3-judge U.S. District Court struck down North Carolina’s legislative districts as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. Covington v State, m.d., 1:15cv-399. The opinion is by Judge James A. Wynn, an Obama appointee. It was also signed by … Continue reading
