28 Feb

‍ In a significant development for the upcoming Indiana primary election, the bipartisan Indiana Election Commission has unanimously voted to remove John Rust, a Republican U.S. Senate candidate, from the primary ballot. The Indiana Supreme Court further supported the decision, which ruled against Rust in a separate legal challenge. This is a fascinating ballot access issue and one I will be watching...

17:08 / 2024 / ballot access / Election Law
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22 Nov

By Staff Writer California’s highest court will decide Thursday whether the state can require presidential candidates, including President Trump, to disclose their tax returns in order to appear on the state’s primary ballot.Source: California’s top court to decide whether state can force Trump to disclose tax returns...

18:10 / ballot access / California / tax returns / Trump / vblog
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16 Nov

Democrats called the decision “monumental.” The state said it will appeal. The current law says that whichever party holds the governor’s office can list its candidates first on the ballot in general elections. That hurts an opposing party, U.S. District Court Judge Mark E. Walker said.Source: Federal judge declares Florida ballots unconstitutional, orders change...

21:54 / ballot access / vblog
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15 Nov

Based on social science of the “primacy effect” giving candidates listed first on the ballot a benefit, a federal district court has struck down Florida’s law dictating ballot order of candidates based on the winner of the last governor’s race as unconstitutional.Source: In Extensive Opinion, Federal District Court Holds Unconstitutional Florida Rule Dictating Ballot Order of Candidates Based on Winner...

21:04 / ballot access / vblog
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10 Nov

Three states have filing deadlines within the next week. Michael R. Bloomberg’s renewed flirtation with a presidential campaign, less than three months before the Iowa caucuses, has brought back a perennial question: How late is too late?Source: 2020 Primaries Start in February. The Window for New Candidates Closes Earlier....

04:17 / 2020 / ballot access / presidential primary / vblog
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30 Oct

On October 30, presidential primary candidates started filing for the New Hampshire Democratic and Republican presidential primaries. See this story. Three presidential candidates applied in person on October 30. For the Democratic primary, they were Peter Buttigieg and Mark Stewart Greenstein.Source: Presidential Primary Candidate Filing Opens in New Hampshire...

21:52 / 2020 / ballot access / primary / vblog
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