The Tennessee Secretary of State finished validating independent presidential petitions on August 31. Six were valid: Rocky De La Fuente, Howie Hawkins, Jo Jorgensen, Alyson Kennedy, Gloria La Riva, and Kanye West.
On August 31 two petitions that had been under review were rejected: those of Don Blankenship and Brock Pierce. Here is the link to the Secretary of State’s list of presidential candidates.
The only independent presidential candidate who submitted in Wyoming this year is Brock Pierce. The Secretary of State has determined that is has enough valid signatures.
The qualified parties in Wyoming are Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, and Constitution.
Ballot Access News
August 2020 – Volume 36, Number 3
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On August 24, U.S. District Court Judge Thomas E. Johnston, a Bush Jr. appointee, refused to give injunctive relief to Marshall Wilson. Wilson v Justice, s.d., 2:20cv-526. The plaintiff is an independent candidate for Governor who probably would have got on the ballot except for the health crisis. He is also a state legislator, a former Republican who is now a registered independent. The order is only one page and does not explain the basis for the decision. A more complete opinion will probably be issued later.
On August 28, the Virginia Board of Elections said that Kanye West’s independent presidential petition is valid. Although last month a U.S. District Court had lowered the requirement due to the health crisis from 5,000 signatures to 2,500 signatures, that order only included the four plaintiff minor parties. Kanye West could have filed a separate lawsuit to benefit from the 2,500 figure, but he did not. Instead he collected 5,000 valid signatures. Thanks to Mark Seidenberg for this news.
