Ballot Access News October 1, 2017 – Volume 33, Number 5 This issue was printed on cream paper. Table of Contents SEVENTH CIRCUIT INVALIDATES ILLINOIS LAW REQUIRING NEW PARTIES TO RUN A FULL SLATE OF CANDIDATES CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE PASSES BILL … Continue reading
On October 4, U.S. District Court Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald, an Obama appointee, upheld California’s petition requirement for independent presidential candidates, which is 1% of the number of registered voters. De La Fuente v Padilla, c.d., 2:16cv-3242. Here is the … Continue reading
Ballot Access News September 1, 2017 – Volume 33, Number 4 This issue was printed on white paper. Table of Contents U.S. DISTRICT COURT INVALIDATES UTAH PETITION DEADLINE FOR NEW PARTIES IN SPECIAL ELECTIONS CALIFORNIA INITIATIVE TO REPEAL TOP-TWO ILLINOIS … Continue reading
On October 1, Ohio Governor John Kasich said on CNN’s “State of the Union” that there may come a time when he leaves the Republican Party. See this story. … Continue reading
Demos and the ACLU here describe all eighteen of the amici curiae briefs submitted in opposition to the state of Ohio, in the U.S. Supreme Court voter purge case, Husted v A. Philip Randolph Institute, 16-980. The oral argument date … Continue reading
