Ernest Rey Calhoon is a Democratic candidate for California Assembly, 79th district, in San Diego County. He has been removed from the ballot because it appears the petitioner wrote in the addresses of a few signers of his petition (which only required 40 signatures). Election officials believe that the law requires that the petition signer himself or herself must also write in that voter’s address on petitions.

He sued to regain a spot on the ballot, and his lawsuit is pending in Superior Court. Calhoon v Weber, 26WM000063. On March 23, he submitted “new evidence” that the Secretary of State hosted a fund-raising event for his incumbent opponent, Assemblymember Lashae Sharp-Collins, which he believes shows that the decision to remove him from the ballot might have been the result of favoritism on the part of the Secretary of State. Here is his filing.

On March 23, California Superior Court Judge Jennifer Rockwell ruled that Che Ahn, a Republican gubernatorial candidate, should not be on the June 2, 2026 primary ballot. He had not filed copies of his income tax returns with the Secretary of State, because he had not known about the requirement. The judge said it is a close call but that filing tax returns is more like a ballot access law than a qualification. Ahn is appealing to the State Court of Appeals.

Here is the decision, which gives no reasons except to say the decision is based on what the judge said at the hearing.

Here is the candidate’s initial filing, which explains the details of the case.

On March 23, the Nebraska Supreme Court unanimously put Cynthia Burbank back on the Democratic primary ballot for U.S. Senate. The Secretary of State had removed her because he felt she was not a “bona fide” candidate, because she had openly said if she wins the Democratic nomination, she will withdraw in favor of a strong independent candidate, Dan Osborne.

Here is the decision in Burbank v Evnen, 321 Neb 55.