According to this story, both sides are still filing briefs in Clarkson v Kobach, a lawsuit in state court over whether Wichita State University mathematician can see copies of voted ballots from a recent past election.
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In most states, deadlines for getting on the ballot in presidential primaries are set by state law. But South Carolina law lets parties set their own deadlines. The South Carolina Democratic Party still hasn’t determined what the deadline will be.
Both the North Carolina Republican Party and the Virginia Republican Party are considering adopting state rules that require presidential primary candidates to take a loyalty oath to support the party’s eventual 2016 presidential nominee. See this story. It is likely that courts would uphold the ability of parties to keep people who refuse to sign off their primary ballots.
The Texas Democratic Party had a similar oath for presidential primary candidates in 2008, and Dennis Kucinich refused to sign it. He sued to get on the Texas Democratic presidential primary ballot, but the U.S. District Court and the 5th circuit upheld the authority of the party to keep Kucinich off the presidential primary ballot. Kucinich asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case, but it refused. Thanks to several people for the link.
UPDATE: see this Washington Post story.
This Portland Tribune story says 34 members of the Oregon Independent Party have been elected to non-partisan office, during the eight years the party has been in existence. The story focuses on Larry Morgan, a member of the party who is on the city council of Troutdale.
Ballot Access News
August 1, 2015 – Volume 31, Number 3
| This issue was printed on white paper. |
Table of Contents
- MINOR PARTIES WIN PENNSYLVANIA BALLOT ACCESS CASE
- TENNESSEE BALLOT ACCESS WIN
- ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE CREATES ABSURD DEADLINES
- CALIFORNIA MINOR PARTIES ASK U.S. SUPREME COURT TO HEAR TOP-TWO CASE
- MARYLAND BALLOT ACCESS LAWSUIT FILED
- PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY DATE CHANGES
- SOUTH DAKOTA REFERENDUM PETITION
- U.S. SUPREME COURT
- OKLAHOMA DEMOCRATS LET INDEPENDENTS VOTE IN THEIR PRIMARIES
- FLORIDA TOP-TWO INITIATIVE
- PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES
- COMPARE DEADLINES FOR PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY CANDIDATES vs. INDEPENDENTS
- NUMBER OF NAMES ON BALLOT IN REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES
- PENNSYLVANIA GETS AN INDEPENDENT STATE TREASURER
- CONSTITUTION PARTY CONVENTION
- MAINE LEGISLATOR BECOMES AN INDEPENDENT
- PARTY FOR SOCIALISM AND LIBERATION NOMINATES TICKET
- FREE & EQUAL ANNOUNCES DATE AND LOCATION FOR FESTIVAL
- 2016 PETITIONING
- SUBSCRIBING TO BAN WITH PAYPAL