On September 11, the full Eleventh Circuit reversed the U.S. District Court, and said ex-felons still can’t register to vote in Florida until they have paid all fines, restitution, and court costs, whether they can afford to do so or not. Here is the 200-page decision in Jones v Governor of Florida, 20-12003.
The vote is 6-4. Judge William Pryor wrote the majority opinion.
This year, the only presidential petitions in Kentucky for independent candidates, and the nominees of unqualified parties, that succeeded were those of Brock Pierce and Kanye West. Here is the Secretary of State’s candidate list.
Kentucky has three ballot-qualified parties: Republican, Democratic, and Libertarian.
Rhode Island town clerks are now reporting that Gloria La Riva, presidential nominee of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, has enough valid signatures in that state.
Kanye West has appealed to the Virginia Supreme Court, in his ballot access lawsuit. See this story.
According to this story, Idaho Secretary of State Lawrence Denney will keep Kanye West on the ballot as an independent presidential candidate.
