All Statewide Petitions Challenged in Illinois

Posted on by July 1, 2024
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All four statewide minor party and independent petitions have been challenged in Illinois.  They include the petitions filed by independent candidate Robert F. kennedy, Jr and the petitions filed by the Libertarian, Green, and Constitution Parties.

It is likely that the Kennedy petition will survive the challenge, but that the others won’t.  Assuming the Libertarian Party is not on the ballot, 2024 will be the first presidential election in which the Libertarian Party presidential nominee wasn’t on in Illinois, since 1972.

John Rust Brings Indiana Primary Ballot Access Case to U.S. Supreme Court

Posted on by July 2, 2024
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John Rust, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Indiana this year, but who was kept off the primary ballot, has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his appeal.  Rust v Morales, 23-1369.  Here is his cert petition.

He was kept off the primary ballot because of a new law that said no one could be on a primary ballot who had not voted in that same party’s primary in previous years.  He had won in the state trial court, but then the Indiana Supreme Court had reversed.

See this story.

Wisconsin Petitioning Window for Independent Presidential Candidates Finally Opens

Posted on by June 30, 2024
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Wisconsin does not let independent presidential petitions start to circulate until July 1 of election years.  See 8.20(8)(a).  The law requires 2,000 signatures, due in early August.  Therefore, various presidential campaigns are poised to start tomorrow.

The qualified parties, obviously, do not need to petition for president.  They are the Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, Green, and Constitution Parties.