Ballot Access News July 2020 – Volume 36, Number 2 This issue was printed on pink paper. Table of Contents GEORGIA AND ILLINOIS, THE TWO WORST STATES FOR U.S. HOUSE BALLOT ACCESS, LOSE PROCEDURAL RULINGS EIGHTH CIRCUIT ARKANSAS ACCESS WIN … Continue reading
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On June 9, Kyle Kopitke, independent presidential candidate, filed this request for rehearing in Buscemi v Bell, 19-2355. The request for rehearing is confined to the issues involving independent presidential candidates. The Fourth Circuit on July 6, 2020 had upheld … Continue reading
On July 6, the Fourth Circuit issued an opinion in Buscemi v Bell, 19-2355, a North Carolina ballot access case. The Fourth Circuit said the March 3 petition deadline for independent candidates, even presidential candidates, is constitutional. This completely contradicts … Continue reading
On July 2, the Sixth Circuit issued an order in SawariMedia v Whitmer, 20-1594. This is the case over whether Michigan must give ballot access relief to initiative proponents. The U.S. District Court had said the state must either cut … Continue reading
On June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to intervene in Texas Democratic Party v Abbott, 19A1055. This is the case in which the Texas Democratic Party charges that Texas law on no-excuse absentee voting violates the 26th Amendment. The … Continue reading