Alabama law lets political parties block candidates from running in their primaries for virtually any political reason. Representative Phillip Pettus (R-Killen) has pre-filed HB 6 for the 2025 session. It would not allow a party to block a candidate from … Continue reading
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, one of the two daily newspapers for that city, has this editorial scolding the Pennsylvania legislature for not updating the state’s ballot access laws. See here. The editorial only focused on the ambiguity in the law on … Continue reading
The Tennessee independent presidential petition deadline is August 15 this year, not August 20. In 2021 the deadline was changed from the third Tuesday in the third month before the election, to the third Thursday before the third month. BAN … Continue reading
On August 12, the Washington State Democratic Party challenged Robert F. Kennedy, Jr’s ballot position. See this story. The procedure that Kennedy used has been normal in Washington state for over 30 years. Although the state law talks about attendees … Continue reading
On August 12, the Justice for All Party won its North Carolina ballot access lawsuit in federal court. Ortiz v North Carolina State Board of Elections, e.d., 5:24cv-420. The State Board of Elections had rejected the party’s petition even though … Continue reading
