Ballot Access News May 1, 2014 – Volume 29, Number 12 This issue was printed on gray paper. Table of Contents OKLAHOMA BALLOT ACCESS BILL PASSES SENATE U.S. SUPREME COURT OPINION INCLUDES GOOD LANGUAGE FOR BALLOT ACCESS NEW HAMPSHIRE LEGISLATURE … Continue reading
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On May 23, U.S. District Court Judge Matthew F. Leitman, an Obama appointee, issued a 22-page order, putting Congressman John Conyers on the August 5 primary ballot. The decision rests almost entirely on Nader v Blackwell, a 2008 decision of … Continue reading
On May 20, Michigan filed this brief in Moore v Johnson, 2:14cv-11903, one of the two pending federal cases over the state law that says circulators of primary candidate petitions must be registered voters. Michigan argues that because Congressman John … Continue reading
On May 14, U.S. District Court Judge Stephen J. Murphy upheld Michigan’s procedure for newly-qualifying parties to get on the ballot, in a case filed by Socialist Party candidate and activist Matt Erard. The case is Erard v Michigan Secretary … Continue reading
On May 7, a U.S. District Court in Arizona heard Arizona Green Party v Bennett, 2:14cv-375. The lawsuit challenges the February petition deadline for newly-qualifying parties to submit signatures. According to this article, the judge looked askance at the party’s … Continue reading