On April 7, the Minnesota Libertarian Party filed this brief in its ballot access lawsuit, Libertarian Party of Minnesota v Choi, 0:19cv-2312. It attacks the law that says independent and minor party candidate petitions must include language saying the signer doesn’t intend to vote for that same office in the upcoming primary. It also attacks the law that says independent and minor party candidate petitions must be completed in only two weeks.
On April 9, Georgia moved its non-presidential primaries from May 19 to June 9. This does not affect any petition deadlines. The run-off primary will be August 11. Thanks to Thomas Jones for this news.
The Alliance Party will hold a presidential convention remotely on April 25.
On April 8, three Massachusetts major party candidates filed a lawsuit in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, asking that the number of signatures for primary petitions be reduced due to the health crisis. They are Kevin O’Connor, a Republican running for U.S. Senate; Robbie Goldstein, a Democrat running for U.S. House; and Melissa Bower Smith, a Democrat running for the state house. See this story.
The case is Goldstein v Galvin, SJ2020-150. Justice Cypher has referred the case to the full court. Here is the Emergency Petition_MA_SJC for Relief.
The Independent Party, which is ballot-qualified in Connecticut for most federal and state offices, has affiliated itself with the Alliance Party. See the party’s web page here.
