On August 3, the Idaho Secretary of State wrote a letter to Darrell Castle, saying the office believes he is circulating an independent presidential petition, and warning him that if he submits the required 1,000 signatures by the August 24 … Continue reading
Evan McMullin, the independent presidential candidate who announced on August 8, plans to sue Texas and several other states over their early petition deadlines for independents. See this general strategy summarized at The Weekly Standard. It is likely McMullin will … Continue reading
The Arkansas Secretary of State has determined that Better for America has enough signatures on its petition to be a party, for purposes of the presidential election. Better for America has not formally nominated any presidential candidate yet, but it … Continue reading
Erik Wells is an independent candidate for County Clerk of Kanawha County, West Virginia. His petition has enough valid signatures, but his ballot position is being challenged because he is a registered Democrat. See this story. West Virginia has no … Continue reading
On August 9, U.S. District Court Judge Mark Hornak, an Obama appointee, enjoined a Pennsylvania law barring out-of-state circulators, as applied to a particular referendum petition. OpenPittsburgh.Org v Wolosik, w.d., 2:16cv-1075. The specific law enjoined is P.S. 2869(a), which also … Continue reading
