Hearing Set in Rocky De La Fuente’s Lawsuit Against Virginia Law Requiring Full Social Security Numbers for Presidential Elector Candidates

U.S. District Court Judge Liam O’Grady will hear De La Fuente v Alcorn, e.d. 1:16cv-1201, on November 18 at 10 a.m. The issue is whether the state can require candidates for presidential elector (for petitioning candidates) to disclose their full Social Security numbers before the petition may start to circulate.

Federal Election Commission Web Page Lists Presidential Candidates Who are on Ballots, by State

On October 25 the Federal Election Commission posted this list of presidential candidates who are on the ballot in at least one state. The FEC chart tells the state each is on, and what the ballot label is. Then there is a contact list for each candidate.

The chart does not have information about write-in status for any particular candidate. That information will be in the November 1, 2016 print Ballot Access News. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the link.

Evan McMullin Tells Chris Matthews He Can Carry Idaho and Wyoming, Yet McMullin is Not on Ballot in Wyoming

Recently Evan McMullin was on the Chris Matthews interview show. According to this story, Matthews pressed McMullin to name states other than Utah that he could carry. McMullin responded by saying Idaho and Wyoming. Apparently Chris Matthews did not then point out that McMullin is not on the ballot in Wyoming. Wyoming does permit write-ins for president, however.