Litigation has commenced in Michigan over whether three particular statewide initiatives will be on the ballot. See this article. Also, a fourth initiative is on the ballot currently, but foes are seeking a ruling from the State Supreme Court to remove it from the ballot. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the link.
The Virginia State Board of Elections is asking the 4th circuit to reinstate the Virginia law that makes it illegal for out-of-state petitioners to work in Virginia. In the 4th circuit, the case is Libertarian Party of Virginia v Judd, 12-1996. In the meantime, the ban is not in effect. Virginia had asked U.S. District Court Judge John Gibney to stay his own opinion, but he refused. He wrote, “The Defendants have not demonstrated even the slightest amount of irreparable injury if the residency restriction is not in effect for the fall elections.”
No challenges have been filed to any New York state presidential petitions. Such petitions were filed by the Libertarian Party, the Constitution Party, and the Party for Socialism and Liberation.
The Green Party didn’t need to petition because it is ballot-qualified.
See this story, which says that a large number of delegates to the Republican national convention are unhappy with proposed rules changes concerning delegate selection, and the issue may reach the floor of the convention on Tuesday.
According to this story, the three Iowa state officials hearing the challenge to the Libertarian Party’s ballot access in Iowa will decide on Wednesday, August 29. The newspaper story says it will be decided on Tuesday, but witnesses who were at the hearing know that it will be decided on Wednesday, when the same panel of three state officials re-convenes the hearing.
The challengers were represented by an attorney from Washington, D.C. He was accompanied by two attorneys from one of the biggest law firms in Des Moines.
