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Rocky De La Fuente Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Minnesota Presidential Primary Ballot Access Case

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Richard WingerNovember 9, 2020

On October 28, Rocky De La Fuente asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear De La Fuente v Simon, 20-612. The Minnesota Supreme Court had upheld the Secretary of State’s decision to keep De La Fuente off the Republican presidential primary ballot earlier this year, and De La Fuente hopes to reverse that decision. The Minnesota Republican presidential primary ballot only listed President Donald Trump, because the Minnesota Republican Party requested that outcome. Here is the cert petition.

Cert Petition on Presidential Debates Filed

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Richard WingerNovember 9, 2020

On November 9, Level the Playing Field asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Level the Playing Field v Federal Election Commission, the case over whether the FEC has failed to enforce federal campaign finance laws against the Commission on Presidential Debates. The case number will be assigned soon. Here is the cert Petition.

The questions presented are: (1) Whether the partisan political activities of a debate-staging organization’s decisionmakers bear upon whether the organization “endorses, supports. or opposes political candidates or political parties” in violation of 11 C.F.R. 110.13(a); (2) Whether criteria for determining which presidential candidates are invited to participate in general election debates are “objective” under 11 C.F.R. 110.13(c) if only major party candidates can satisfy the criteria.

The Guardian Mulls Over Whether Jo Jorgensen Injured President Trump’s Vote Total

Posted on November 8, 2020 by Richard WingerNovember 8, 2020

The Guardian, one of the best-read and most influential newspapers in the United Kingdom, here analyzes whether people who voted for Jo Jorgensen would have voted for President Trump if the Libertarian Party had not run its own candidate. The conclusion is that it is impossible to know.

National Association of State Election Directors Prepares Chart on When Each State Certifies Election Returns

Posted on November 7, 2020 by Richard WingerNovember 7, 2020

This story contains a list of each state, showing the legal deadline for election officials to certify the election results. Scroll down to the bottom. The list was compiled by the National Association of State Election Directors.

The state with the latest legal deadline is Arkansas, with a deadline in mid-December. Just because a state has a legal deadline does not always mean that the work really gets completed by the legal deadline, but generally it does.

Legal Marijuana Now Party Polls over 5% for U.S. Senate in Minnesota, So Will be Ballot-Qualified in 2022 and 2024

Posted on November 7, 2020 by Richard WingerNovember 7, 2020

Here is a link to the U.S. Senate election returns for Minnesota. The Legal Marijuana Now Party polled 5.91%. Under the law, that means it is not only ballot-qualified in 2022, but in 2024 as well. In Minnesota, when a party polls 5%, it retains its qualified status for the next two elections.

The Grassroots – Legalize Cannabis Party also ran for U.S. Senate in Minnesota this year, and it polled 1.78%. But because it got over 5% for a statewide race in 2018, it will still be on the 2022 ballot. Thanks to Dave Cummings for this news.