On August 25, Jeff Amason, the only minor party legislative candidate in Georgia who petitioned this year, lost his ballot access case because he sued the wrong defendant. See this story. … Continue reading
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On August 25, the California Senate passed AB 2351 unanimously. This is the bill that eases the definition of “political party”. Now it goes back to the Assembly for concurrence in a minor amendment. Thanks to C. T. Weber for … Continue reading
According to this story, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is in Illinois campaign for the Republican nominee for Governor. Christie criticized Illinois for keeping the Green Party slate of statewide candidates off the ballot. However, he seemed poorly informed about … Continue reading
The Wichita Eagle has this description of the August 25 hearing in Kobach v U.S. Election Assistance Commission, 14-3062. This is the case filed by Kansas and Arizona Secretaries of State over the federal voter registration form. … Continue reading
On August 25, the South Dakota Libertarian Party filed a lawsuit to get its nominee for Public Service Commissioner on the November ballot. Libertarian Party of South Dakota v Gant, 14-cv-4132. The party nominated Ryan Gaddy for that position at … Continue reading