Independent Presidential Candidate Souraya Faas Sues Texas over Ballot Access

Posted on by August 28, 2016
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On May 10, 2016, independent presidential candidate Souraya Faas filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Texas against the independent presidential candidate procedures. Faas lives in Florida and had filed with the FEC as an independent presidential candidate in 2015. The lawsuit is Faas v Cascos, southern district, Houston, 4:16cv-1299. When she filed, she was represented by an attorney. However, he withdrew from the case in July. U.S. District Court Judge Sim Lake issued an order on August 17, 2016, saying that he will dismiss the case for non-prosecution if nothing is filed by August 29. Faas has retained a new attorney who expects to re-active the case by that deadline.

Here is information about the Faas candidacy. Faas will attain age 35 on December 19, 2016, and she was born in New York city, so she does meet the constitutional qualifications to be president.

Texas Presidential Write-in Filing Deadline Passes

Posted on by August 28, 2016
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August 22 is the Texas deadline for candidates to file a declaration of write-in candidacy. North Carolina and Texas are the only states with write-in deadlines in August. Five presidential candidates who are on the ballot in some other states filed to have their write-in counted in Texas. They are Tom Hoefling (America’s Party); Laurance Kotlikoff (independent); Michael Maturen (American Solidarity); Monica Moorehead (Workers World); and Emidio Soltysik (Socialist).

Also, six individuals who are not on the ballot for president anywhere filed: Scott Cubbler, Cherunda Fox, Jonathan Lee, Robert Morrow, Dale Steffes, and Tony Valdivia.

Evan McMullin attempted to file, but his filing was rejected because it did not include the names of any presidential elector candidates. Thanks to Jim Riley for this news.

August 2016 Ballot Access News Print Edition

Posted on by August 27, 2016
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Ballot Access News
August 1, 2016 – Volume 32, Number 3

This issue was printed on yellow paper.

Table of Contents

  1. FOUR BALLOT ACCESS WINS IN LAST 30 DAYS
  2. U.S. DISTRICT COURT ORDERS MICHIGAN TO USE STRAIGHT-TICKET
  3. DE LA FUENTE WINS CONNECTICUT DISPUTE
  4. NEVADA EMBROILED IN PETITION DISPUTES
  5. GEORGIA BALLOT ACCESS BILL
  6. VIRGINIA LAW TELLING DELEGATES HOW TO VOTE IS STRUCK DOWN
  7. PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE DATES & CITIES
  8. LAWSUIT NEWS
  9. CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR VETOES BILL ON WRITE-IN CANDIDATES
  10. TENNESSEE RESTRICTS VOTE TEST FOR PARTIES
  11. ROCKY DE LA FUENTE GEORGIA PETITION
  12. ERRATA
  13. 2016 PRESIDENTIAL VOTE EFFECT ON PARTY QUALIFICATION OR RETENTION
  14. 2016 PETITIONING FOR PRESIDENT
  15. UTAH STATE SENATOR SWITCHES FROM REPUBLICAN TO LIBERTARIAN
  16. INDEPENDENT ELECTED TO LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE
  17. ONE-STATE PARTIES AND PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
  18. CALIFORNIA HAS RARE 3-CANDIDATE LEGISLATIVE RACE
  19. WEST VIRGINIA GREEN PARTY NOMINEE IS A FORMER DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE
  20. HAWAII LIBERTARIAN STATE SENATE NOMINEES OUTNUMBER GOP
  21. SUBSCRIBING TO BAN WITH PAYPAL

Only Four Presidential Candidates Will be on Ballot in States Holding a Majority of the Electoral College

Posted on by August 27, 2016
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In the 2016 election, only Hillary Clinton, Gary Johnson, Jill Stein, and Donald Trump, will be on ballot in states containing a majority of the electoral college. This is the same number as in 2012.

Rocky De La Fuente is likely to be on the ballot in between 23 and 28 states. But even if he gets all 28, they only have 250 electoral college votes, and a majority is 270.

Darrell Castile is likely to be on the ballot in 25 states, which have 211 electoral college votes. If he can re-validate 39 more signatures in Tennessee, then he would have 26 states with 222 electoral votes.