On June 5, two more briefs were filed in Arizona Democratic Party v No Labels, the case in which the Democratic Party is suing to remove the No Labels Party from the Arizona ballot. Both briefs are on the side of No Labels.
Here is the No Labels brief.
Here is the Secretary of State’s brief. The Secretary of State is a Democrat, but nevertheless believes that No Labels should remain on the ballot.
According to this article, the Utah legislature, which is not in session, is likely to be called into special session, to change the calendar for special U.S. House elections.
On June 5, the U.S. Supreme Court asked New Jersey to respond to the pending cert petition Mazo v Way, 22-1033. This is the case that challenges the New Jersey law on ballot labels for primary candidates. New Jersey lets primary candidates put up to six words on the primary ballot, to give the voters a sense of the candidate’s identity or philosophy. But New Jersey limits the label, by saying if the label mentions a living person, that person must give consent; and if the label mentions a New Jersey corporation, that corporation must give its consent.
The fact that the U.S. Supreme Court wants a response from the state means the justices are at least somewhat interested in the case. The state response is due July 5. Probably the Court won’t decide whether to hear the case until late September, after the Court’s summer recess.
Cornel West, 70, announced today that he is seeking the nomination for President of the United States of the People’s Party, more formally known as Movement for a People’s Party, which is a Progressive minor party in the United States. Dr. West is an academic who has previously held faculty positions at several Ivy League universities. The People’s Party currently has ballot access only in Florida. Based on numbers in the June 1, 2023 edition of Ballot Access News, The People’s Party and the West Campaign (assuming he receives the party’s nomination) will need to obtain 674,072 valid signatures in 45 states and the District of Columbia, plus pay filing fees or become organized in four states, in order to appear on the November 2024 ballot in all 50 states and DC. Here is an in-depth interview and analysis from Chris Hedges:
HT to Eric Garris for drawing my attention to Mr. Hedges’ article.
During the Libertarian National Committee online meeting of June 4, 2023, Michael Pakko, Chair of the Libertarian Party of Arkansas (“LPAR”), reported that about 2,000 signatures have now been gathered in that petition drive, almost all done by volunteers. The signature validity percentage rate is running in the high 70’s, he reported. Two paid petitioners have been hired, with possibly two more to be hired in the near future. This petition drive, in which 10,000 valid signatures of Arkansas registered voters are required, with a deadline of February 13, 2024, was necessitated by the LPAR candidate for Governor in 2022 getting less than 3% of the vote. If successfully completed, the petition drive will qualify the LPAR to be able to run a candidate in all partisan elections in Arkansas in the November 2024 General Election.
