The Rhode Island Secretary of State has determined that three independent presidential candidates have enough valid signatures. They are Rocky De La Fuente, Gary Johnson, and Jill Stein. Rhode Island has three ballot-qualified parties: Democratic, Moderate, and Republican. The Moderate … Continue reading
On September 9, three judges of the Seventh Circuit granted a stay of the U.S. District Court order in Gill v Scholz. This means that Dr. David Gill, independent candidate for U.S. House, 13th district of Illinois, is now off … Continue reading
On Friday, September 9, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to intervene in Johnson v Michigan State A. Philip Randolph Institute, 16A225. The Michigan legislature had removed the straight-ticket device at the beginning of 2016, and then months later a U.S. … Continue reading
On September 8, Rocky De La Fuente filed a lawsuit against the Texas ballot access requirements for independent presidential candidates, and against the state’s sore loser law as applied to presidential candidates. Kennedy v Secretary of State of Texas, w.d., … Continue reading
On September 8, the Wyoming Secretary of State’s office determined that Evan McMullin’s independent presidential petition does not have enough valid signatures. He needed 3,302, and he submitted 5,500, but that was not enough. The Secretary of State’s office declined … Continue reading
