This Minnesota story features a Veterans Party nominee for Minnesota legislature. It describes the law that requires all general election petitions, except presidential petitions, to be completed in a two-week period. The deadline for the non-presidential petitions is June 2. That deadline, and the two-week window, are being challenged by the pending Libertarian Party lawsuit in U.S. District Court.
On May 27, U.S. District Court Judge Kristine Baker held a trial on Whitfield v Thurston, e.d., 4:20cv-466. This is the case filed by two independent candidates in Arkansas. They seek ballot access relief due to the health crisis. They also challenge the May 1 petition deadline on general terms, and the requirement that all signatures be collected in the 90 days just prior to the deadline. See this story.
U.S. District Court Judge Peter Welte will hear Sinner v Jeager, 3:20cv-76, on Thursday, June 4, in Fargo, at 2 p.m. This is the case over ballot access relief for initiatives, relating to the health crisis.
On May 27, Tulsi Gabbard voluntarily dismissed her defamation lawsuit against Hillary Clinton. Here is the one-paragraph request. Gabbard says she still thinks her lawsuit has merit, but that there are more important goals. Thanks to Political Wire for this news.
This Salt Lake Tribune article says that thousands of Utah Democrats appear to be changing their registration to “Republican” so as to vote in the Republican primary.
