Last year the Ninth Circuit struck down Montana’s unequal distribution requirement for petitions to create a new party. Montana Green Party v Jacobson. That decision is now reported, at 17 F.4th 919 (2021). The fact that the decision is now … Continue reading
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As previously noted, in November 2021, a U.S. District Court in Maine struck down two ballot access laws that bar minor parties from the ballot, in a case filed in 2019 by the Libertarian Party. But the judge has not … Continue reading
Ballot Access News December 2021 – Volume 37, Number 7 This issue was printed on white paper. Table of Contents RESTRICTIVE BALLOT ACCESS LAWS STRUCK DOWN IN MAINE AND MONTANA ELEVENTH CIRCUIT UPHOLDS ALABAMA ON ACCESS TO LIST OF REGISTERED … Continue reading
All city elections in Tennessee are non-partisan, unless the city passes a law for partisan elections. On October 28, 2021, U.S. District Court Judge Eli Richardson,a Trump appointee, denied injunctive relief for Jenna Amacher, a councilmember in Tullahoma who is … Continue reading
On December 23, the Maine Libertarian Party filed this brief in Baines v Bellows, 1:19cv-509. This is the ballot access case concerning new and minor parties. The Maine laws on de-enrolling party members when a party goes off the ballot, … Continue reading