Opposing Sides in Michigan Libertarian Intra-Party Lawsuit Have Drastically Different Preferences for Timing of Trial

Posted on by September 27, 2023
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On September 25, both sides in the lawsuit Libertarian National Committee v Saliba, e.d., 5:23cv-11074, filed a joint report with the U.S. District Court judge, expressing their opinions about the timing of the trial. The Libertarian National Committee wants it to start on April 1, 2024; the faction of the Michigan Libertarian Party that is not recognized by the national committee wants it to start October 1, 2024.

The LNC wants the substantive briefs to be due February 29, 2024, the other side wants them due August 15, 2024.

The trial is expected to last three days. Here is the joint report. The judge will now decide the schedule.

In the meantime, the Sixth Circuit has received the appeal of the faction of the Libertarian Michigan Party that is not recognized by the FEC. 23-1856. The issue in the Sixth Circuit is whether the U.S. District Court should have enjoined the non-LNC faction from calling itself “Libertarian Party of Michigan” while the lawsuit proceeds. The Sixth Circuit is sending that to mediation, which will be held on October 20.

People’s Party Leadership Now Seems to Support Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for President

Posted on by September 27, 2023
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Earlier in 2023, the People’s Party helped persuade Cornel West to run for president in the general election of 2024, and indicated it would back him. Then Cornel West did declare. He thanked the People’s Party for initiating the idea, but he said he would seek the Green Party nomination instead.

In recent days leaders of the People’s Party, in their press announcements and in other ways, seems to have decided that Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is their choice for president, if he runs outside the two major parties.

September 2023 Ballot Access News Print Edition

Posted on by October 3, 2023
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Ballot Access News
September 2023 – Volume 39, Number 4

This issue was printed on white paper.

Table of Contents

  1. NO LABELS WINS ARIZONA BALLOT ACCESS LAWSUIT
  2. INDIANA LOSS
  3. NEW JERSEY FUSION LAWSUIT
  4. COURTS IN TWO STATES USE “MATERIALITY” LAW TO EASE VOTING
  5. MINOR PARTIES FILE TEXAS APPEAL
  6. D.C. CIRCUIT REFUSES RELIEF TO JILL STEIN
  7. LIBERTARIAN TRADEMARK LAWSUIT
  8. OHIO VOTERS REJECT ATTEMPT TO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO QUALIFY INITIATIVES
  9. COURTS RULES AGAINST CAMPAINGN FINANCE RESTRICTIONS IN THREE STATES
  10. PETITION RULES FOR INDEPENDENT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
  11. 2024 PRESIDENTIAL PETITIONING
  12. FORMER GOVERNOR JAY NIXON JOINS NO LABELS PARTY
  13. JAMES BUCKLEY, LAST MINOR PARTY WINNER IN A SENATE RACE, DIES
  14. REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE
  15. ELECTION RETURNS BOOK PUBLISHED
  16. LOUISIANA ELECTION
  17. MORE THAN SEMANTICS: DISTINGUISHING DUAL LABELING FROM TRADITIONAL FUSION VOTING
  18. SUBSCRIBING TO BAN WITH PAYPAL

New Jersey Republican State Central Committee Tentatively Wants Caucus, not Presidential Primary, to Choose Delegates

Posted on by September 26, 2023
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According to New Jersey Globe story dated September 26, the New Jersey Republican state central committee has tentatively decided to choose delegates to the national convention by a caucus instead of the June presidential primary.

The story says the most likely date for the caucus would be March 8, with April 15 as an alternative.  Thanks to PoliticalWire for the news.

U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Alabama’s Request for a Stay in U.S. House Districting Case

Posted on by September 26, 2023
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On September 26, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejected Alabama’s request for a stay in Allen v Caster, 23A231.  This is the case over U.S. House district boundaries.  The legislature had refused to pass a plan providing for two distrricts with a majority Black majority, so the 3-judge U.S. District Court had then rejected the state’s districts and had said it would draw its own plan.

Alabama went all-out to get a stay from the U.S. Supreme Court.  Alabama obtained amicus curiae briefs on its side from the six Republican members of the U.S. House from Alabama, as well as from the national Repubklican Party, but to no avail.