Nevada Assembly Bill 534 has a hearing on April 10 in the Assembly Legislative Operations and Elections Committee. It would require independent candidates (for office other than president) to file a declaration of candidacy in February. It is part of … Continue reading
On April 7, the North Carolina State Supreme Court stayed last week’s order of the State Supreme Court that had ordered tens of thousands of November 2024 voters to “cure” their ballots from the November election for State Supreme Court … Continue reading
On April 7, U.S. District Court Judge Lashann DeArcy Hall, an Obama appointee, refused to enjoin the 2022 New York law that bans “independent” or “Independence” as words that can be part of the name of a party. The judge … Continue reading
U.S. District Court Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan will hear Cornel West v Pennsylvania Department of State, w.d., 2:24cv-1349, on Wednesday, June 11. The issue is Pennsylvania’s requirement that independent presidential candidates must file a sworn declaration of candidacy for each … Continue reading
On April 8, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown filed this reply brief in his ballot access case in the U.S. Supreme Court, Meadors v Erie County Board of Elections, 24-684. The issue is the May petition deadline for independent candidates. Brown … Continue reading
