On February 13, the Ninth Circuit will hear Chamness v Maldonado, 11-56303, in Pasadena, California. This is the lawsuit that challenges California’s ban on the ballot label “independent” in elections for Congress and partisan state office. California does not ban … Continue reading
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Ballot Access News January 1, 2013 – Volume 28, Number 8 This issue was printed on gray paper. Table of Contents D.C. REPEALS RESIDENCY RESTRICTION FOR PETITIONERS U.S. SUPREME COURT ASKED TO HEAR POSTAL PETITIONING CASE IN U.S. HOUSE DISTRICTS … Continue reading
On January 25, U.S. District Court Timothy S. Black, an Obama appointee, rejected the defamation lawsuit filed in 2010 by former Ohio Congressman Steve Driehaus. Here is the 7-page opinion, Susan B. Anthony List v Driehaus, 1:10-cv-720, southern district. Congressman … Continue reading
Georgia hasn’t had any party (other than the Democratic and Republican Parties) on the ballot, with its party label, in a regularly-scheduled U.S. House election, since 1942. But all other states have had such minor party candidates on the ballot … Continue reading
This article about the final official presidential election returns does not have much new material in it, but it is interesting for pointing out that only four states had a presidential vote margin between the two major party nominees last … Continue reading