On February 2, the Georgia Green and Constitution Parties filed this reply brief in Green Party of Georgia v Kemp, n.d., 1:12cv-1822. The issue is the Georgia law that requires independent presidential candidates, and newly-qualifying parties, to submit over 50,000 … Continue reading
The Ninth Circuit has chosen May, 2016, for oral arguments in two important election law cases: (1) Arizona Green Party v Reagan, 14-15976, over Arizona’s February petition deadline for newly-qualifying parties; (2) Democratic Party of Hawaii v Nago, 13-17545, over … Continue reading
Fred Barbash has this analysis in the Washington Post of whether courts can entertain challenges to ballot access for possibly ineligible presidential candidates. He finds that such a challenge cannot work in federal courts, but might work in state courts. … Continue reading
According to this story, Rand Paul is about to drop out of the Republican presidential race. … Continue reading
Eleven governors (past or present) sought a major party presidential nomination for the 2016 election, but eight of them have either dropped out or stopped trying to get on presidential primary ballots. By contrast, eight U.S. Senators (past or present) … Continue reading
