On August 3, U.S. District Court Judge Richard Seeborg declined to give injunctive relief to the Constitution Party presidential nominee, Don Blankenship, in California. Blankenship v Newsom, n.d., 1:20cv-4479. The law required independent presidential candidates to submit 196,964 signatures. The … Continue reading
On August 3, the Eleventh Circuit issued an opinion in Independent Party of Florida v Secretary, 20-12107. It upholds the denial of injunctive relief for the Independent Party, and the Party for Socialism & Liberation, to place their presidential nominees … Continue reading
August 3 at noon was the Arkansas deadline for independent presidential candidates, and the presidential nominees of unqualified parties. According to this story, Kanye West submitted his petition only 45 minutes before the deadline. The requirement is 1,000 signatures. … Continue reading
The Illinois State Board of Elections is still trying to eliminate all the ballot access relief ordered by a U.S. District Court on April 23. On August 3, it filed a reply brief in Libertarian Party of Illinois v Cadigan, … Continue reading
This story says at the bottom that ten presidential candidates filed by the August 3 deadline. Vermont waived all petition requirements this year, and there is no filing fee. Presumably there will be more than ten, because the qualified parties … Continue reading
