On December 7, Utah state officials agreed to accept independent presidential petitions at least as late as March 5. The state filed a stipulation in the lawsuit Maxfield v Henderson, 4:23cv-112. The statutory deadline has been in early January since 2022, although before 2022 the deadline had been in August of election years.
The lawsuit had been filed by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and some voters who support him.
On December 7, the Georgia legislature, meeting in special session, passed the bill to redraw U.S. House districts. However, many observers feel the plan does not conform to the court ruling last month, so there will be additional litigation. The final district boundaries may not be known until after the start of the petitioning period (mid-January).
This lengthy story explains ballot access in Russia, for candidates running for President. Independent candidates need 300,000 signatures.
On December 1, the Georgia Libertarian Party filed this reply brief in Cowen v Raffensperger, n.d., 1:17cv-4660. This is the party’s lawsuit against the law on how a U.S. House candidate gets on the general election ballot, if the candidate is not a Democrat or a Republican.
On December 6, a single justice from the Louisiana Supreme Court ordered a new election for Caddo County Sheriff. In the original election, one candidate defeated the other by one vote, a result that was confirmed after a recount. But the evidence also showed that two voters voted twice. See this story.
