The New York Libertarian-Green Party request for a rehearing in the ballot access case is still pending. It was filed November 2. The case attacks the 2020 ballot access changes, tripling the statewide petition and toughening the definition of a qualified party.
On December 5, the Seventh Circuit heard Gill v Illinois State Board of Elections. The issue is the Illinois 5% petition requirement for minor party and independent candidates for U.S. House. See this Courthouse News Story about the oral argument.
On December 4, my spouse and I drove to a friend’s house in southern California. The first night there the murphy bed apparatus, which had been installed badly, crashed down on top of my spouse, breaking his leg and shoulder and requiring several weeks of hospitalization and therapy in southern California, 500 miles from our home. I must turn my attention to that, and forego blogging.
See this article, posted on December 1, for details about Democratic Party desires to reshape the presidential primary calendar in 2024. It is very unlikely that New Hampshire will lose its position as the state with the earliest presidential primary.
Ballot Access News
November 2022 – Volume 38, Number 6
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