Don Blankenship Files Lawsuit Against California Independent Presidential Petition Procedure

On July 7, Don Blankenship, presidential nominee of the Constitution Party, filed a federal lawsuit against the California law that requires petitioning candidates for president to get 196,964 signatures during the period mid-April through August 7. Blankenship v Newsom, n.d., 4:20cv-4479. Here is the Complaint. The case is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Richard Seeborg, an Obama appointee.