On August 20, the Colorado Supreme Court agreed to hear Bedrooms are for People v City of Boulder. The city of Boulder told proponents of a local initiative that they needed 4,048 signatures by August 5, 2020. But on July 10, the city changed its mind, and said the deadline was June 21 and that 8,096 signatures are needed. The proponents sued in state court, but lost in the trial court. Here is the opening brief.
This news story says that the Montana Green Party, and the national Green Party, are condemning Montana Democrats for pressuring voters to remove their names from the party’s petition. The story also has an update on the legal situation.
The Ohio Secretary of State has rejected the independent presidential petition of Kanye West, even though it had over 14,000 signatures and only 5,000 were required. The Secretary of State says the original declaration of candidacy doesn’t match the copy of the declaration of candidacy used on each petition sheet. Thus, the Secretary of State didn’t even bother to check the validity of the petition signatures.
U.S. District Court Judge Thomas E. Johnston will hear Wilson v Justice, s.d., 2:20cv-526, on Monday, August 24, at 1:30 p.m. This is the ballot access case filed by independent gubernatorial candidate Marshall Wilson.
On August 20, some of the Montana Green Party nominees asked the Ninth Circuit to put the Green Party back on the ballot. Davis v Stapleton, 20-35734.
