Eighty years ago today, Richard Winger was born. He is the foremost expert on ballot access in the United States today–and probably ever. He is a national treasure. A person who is irreplaceable by any measure. Please join me in wishing him many more birthdays to come.
On August 27, former U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman, a leader of the No Labels Party, appeared on Fox News. See this story. He restated the party’s plan to hold a presidential convention in April 2024 in Dallas, Texas.
On August 24, a Florida voter, Lawrence Caplan, filed a federal lawsuit seeking to bar former President Donald Trump from being placed on 2024 ballots as a presidential candidate. Caplan v Trump, s.d., 0:23cv-61618. Here is the Complaint.
The Complaint is misguided. The Fourteenth Amendment “insurrection clause” bars individuals from being sworn in to certain offices, but it does not bar them from seeking the office. When the Fourteenth Amendment was passed, there was no mechanism to prevent any voter from voting for any candidate. Thanks to PoliticalWire for this news.
Ballot Access News
August 2023 – Volume 39, Number 3
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On August 25, the Republican National Committee picked Houston for its 2028 presidential convention. See this story. It is unprecedented in U.S. history for any party to choose a host city for a presidential convention that early. The party says it did so because the best venues are often reserved years in advance. Thanks to PoliticalWire for the link.
