June 2021 Ballot Access News Print Edition

Posted on by July 1, 2021
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Ballot Access News
June 2021 – Volume 37, Number 1

This issue was printed on grey paper.

Table of Contents

  1. NEVADA LEGISLATURE PASSES BILL MAKING BALLOT ACCESS FOR NEW PARTIES TOUGHER
  2. MONTANA BALLOT ACCESS BILL SIGNED
  3. TEXAS CREATES FILING FEES FOR MINOR PARTIES
  4. DELAWARE HOUSE MOVES NEW PARTY DEADLINE FROM AUGUST TO APRIL
  5. CALIFORNIA BALLOT ACCESS IMPROVEMENT BILL MOVES AHEAD
  6. NEW HAMPSHIRE BILL FOR EARLIER DEADLINES
  7. FILING FEE BILLS FAIL TO PASS IN ARKANSAS AND SOUTH CAROLINA
  8. U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN NEW YORK WON’T ENJOIN NEW BALLOT ACCESS LAW
  9. MISSISSIPPI SUPREME COURT ELIMINATES THE INITIATIVE
  10. RANKED CHOICE VOTING GAINS IN UTAH
  11. DIRECT DEMOCRACY UNDER ATTACK
  12. U.S. HOUSE MAY 19 VOTE SHOWS THAT PRIMARY SYSTEMS DON’T MATTER
  13. 2024 PRESIDENTIAL PETITION DEADLINES
  14. 2022 PETITIONING FOR STATEWIDE OFFICE
  15. VIRGINIA REPUBLICAN PARTY USES RANKED CHOICE VOTING TO CHOOSE ITS 2021 STATE TICKET
  16. MAY 18 SPECIAL ELECTIONS
  17. MAY 1 SPECIAL U.S. HOUSE ELECTION
  18. LIBERTARIANS GAIN TWO CITY COUNCIL SEATS
  19. UNITY PARTY IS NOW A QUALIFIED PARTY IN FLORIDA
  20. RHODE ISLAND WRITE-INS
  21. BUDDY ROEMER DIES
  22. SUBSCRIBING TO BAN WITH PAYPAL

U.S. District Court Blocks Florida Law that Limits Contributions to Initiatives

Posted on by July 1, 2021
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On July 1, U.S. District Court Judge Allen Winsor enjoined the new Florida law that bars anyone from contributing more than $3,000 to a committee that is trying to get a statewide initiative on the ballot. ACLU v Lee, n.d., 4:21cv-190. The order also says that the proper defendant in this case is the Florida Elections Commission, not the Secretary of State, but that didn’t affect the outcome because the plaintiffs had sued both officials.
Here is the 17-page order.

Two Veterans of the Peace & Freedom Party Die on June 29

Posted on by July 2, 2021
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On June 29, Elizabeth Martinez and Maggie Phair, both former candidates in the Peace & Freedom Party, died. Martinez was 95 and Phair was 92.

See this New York Times obituary for Elizabeth Martinez, and this page from the Maggie Phair Institute for Democracy and Human Rights. Thanks to several readers for the links. UPDATE: see this obituary for Maggie Phair.

California Special Legislative Election Results

Posted on by June 30, 2021
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On June 29, California held a special election to fill the vacancy in the 18th Assembly district, which is in Alameda County. Six Democrats, one Republican, and one Socialist Workers Party candidate were on the ballot. Here are the results. Click the + that is labelled “state.” The Republican, Stephen Slauson, received 11.2%. The Socialist Workers candidate, Joel Britton, whose ballot label was “party preference: none” received 1.5%. The six Democrats received the remainder of the vote. No one received a majority, and the run-off will be between Mia Bonta and Janani Ramachandran.

In November 2020, the same district had one Republican and one Democrat on the ballot. Those results were: Democratic 87.6%; Republican 12.4%.

Idaho Supreme Court Hears Cases Over New Law Requiring Initiatives to Gather Signatures in All Legislative Districts

Posted on by June 30, 2021
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On June 29, the Idaho Supreme Court heard two cases that challenge the 2021 law that requires initiatives to submit the signatures of 6% of the voters in all 35 of the state’s legislative districts. The two cases are Gilmore v Denney, 48760; and Reclaim Idaho v Denney, 48784. See this story.