Late on August 15, the Colorado Supreme Court voted 3-3 not to hear the lawsuit called Libertarian Party of Colorado v Gessler. Therefore, the party’s win in the lower state court stands. As a result, all candidates who wish to … Continue reading
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On August 15, a lower Pennsylvania state court removed two independent candidates from the Harrisburg ballot, for city elections on November 5, 2013. See this story. The two candidates didn’t fill out the “substitution committee” blank on their petitions. A … Continue reading
The Philadelphia Inquirer has this story about the New Jersey Socialist Party’s recent state convention in New Brunswick. The Socialist Party’s lawsuit against New Jersey, over whether voters should be permitted to register into the Socialist Party, was filed on … Continue reading
On August 9, two Ohio advocacy groups asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn an Ohio law that makes it a crime for anyone to knowingly or recklessly make a “false” statement about a candidate or a ballot measure. Here … Continue reading
The August 14 Patriot-News, Harrisburg’s newspaper, has this strong editorial condemning Pennsylvania’s ballot access laws and practices. … Continue reading