Ballot Access News July 1, 2012 – Volume 28, Number 2 This issue was printed on cream paper. Table of Contents MONTANA PETITION DEADLINE STRUCK DOWN COLORADO IMPROVES DEADLINE LIBERTARIANS SUE MICHIGAN MASSACHUSETTS COURT NIXES STAND-INS ON PETITIONS D.C. CIRCUIT … Continue reading
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On July 19, U.S. District Court Judge W. Keith Watkins refused to enjoin Alabama’s March petition deadline for newly-qualifying parties. The case is Stein v Chapman, Middle District, 2:12-cv-42. His 19-page opinion says that the three plaintiff parties, the Constitution, … Continue reading
Reportedly, national leaders of Americans Elect are planning to ask state officials to de-certify the party, in all the states in which the party is now ballot-qualified. However, there is no legal precedent that gives state or national party leaders … Continue reading
On July 2, the Oklahoma State Election Board filed this brief in Libertarian Party of Oklahoma v Ziriax, the pending ballot access case filed in January 2012 by the Libertarian Party and the Green Party. In June the parties requested … Continue reading
On May 28, the North Carolina State Board of Elections filed this brief in Pisano v Bartlett, the lawsuit challenging the May petition deadline for petitions for newly-qualifying parties. The brief argues that because the two plaintiff parties, the Constitution … Continue reading