On March 29, Illinois elections officials filed this brief in Wagner v White, Cook Co. Circuit Court, 22CH01285. This is the case that asks that electronic signatures be authorized for a statewide initiative this year. The state did allow electronic signatures in 2020, but they don’t want to do that this year. Thanks to Sam Cahnman for the link.
The Seventh Circuit will hear Hero v Lake County Board of Elections, 21-2793, on Wednesday, April 13, at 9:30 a.m. This is the case over whether a local Republican Party in Indiana had the authority to block a candidate from filing in its primary, based on his political views.
This North Carolina newspaper story describes the Green Party’s ongoing petition to get back on the ballot this year. The North Carolina Green Party has collected more ballot access signatures this year than any other state’s Green Party.
Ballot Access News
March 2022 – Volume 37, Number 10
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Table of Contents
The California Secretary of State has released a tentative list of candidates for the 2022 primary. For Governor, there are 26 candidates: thirteen Republicans, four Democrats, two Greens, one American Solidarity Party member, and six independents.
The American Solidarity candidate, James G. Hanink, is on the ballot as “Party preference: None” because the American Solidarity Party is not a qualified party.
