Category Archives: ballot access

6th Circuit Denies Stay in MI Straight-Ticket Voting Case; MI to Go En Banc

August 17, 2016, 9:43 amballot access, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Josh Gerstein: Procedures allowing Michigan voters to easily cast straight-ticket ballots look likely to remain in place for this fall’s election after a federal appeals court refused to restore a law that would have ended the practice. A three-judge… Continue reading

“U.S. District Court Judge Denies Injunctive Relief in Rocky De La Fuente Lawsuit Against California Independent Presidential Petition”

August 16, 2016, 6:53 amballot accessRick Hasen

BAN reports.

“Libertarians can swap in Gary Johnson’s name on Ohio ballot, Jon Husted rules”

August 15, 2016, 9:57 pmballot access, campaignsRick Hasen

The latest from Ohio: Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted on Monday gave the green light for Libertarians to swap in presidential nominee Gary Johnson’s name as an independent on the November ballot. Husted’s ruling ends questions about whether Ohio… Continue reading

“OpEd: Why Should Taxpayers Pay for Closed Primaries?”

August 10, 2016, 7:25 amballot access, political partiesRick Hasen

Tom Elias.

“Editorial: Change state’s primary election to top-four system”

August 10, 2016, 7:24 amballot access, primariesRick Hasen

The Herald (Washington state).

“Judge rejects third parties’ suit against debate commission”

August 5, 2016, 8:44 amballot access, campaigns, third partiesRick Hasen

Josh Gerstein: A federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit alleging that the Commission on Presidential Debates violated federal antitrust laws and the First Amendment by excluding third-party candidates. In a ruling Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Rosemary Collyer… Continue reading

6th Circuit Again Rejects Libertarian Party Challenge to Ohio Ballot Access Rules

July 29, 2016, 1:08 pmballot accessRick Hasen

Opinion.

“Write-in legislative candidates win spots on the November ballot, in some cases with only a handful of votes”

July 7, 2016, 2:02 pmballot access, campaignsRick Hasen

LAT reports.

“Fourth Circuit Upholds Virginia’s Discriminatory Ballot Listing for Candidates”

June 20, 2016, 10:08 amballot access, third partiesRick Hasen

BAN: On June 20, the Fourth Circuit agreed with the U.S. District Court that Virginia’s discriminatory listing of candidates on the general election ballot is constitutional. Libertarian Party of Virginia v Alcorn, 15-1162. The decision is by Judge… Continue reading

“Conservative Donor’s Group Presses Ballot Access for a Third-Party Candidate”

June 14, 2016, 7:31 amballot access, campaigns, third partiesRick Hasen

NYT: A conservative donor who has been scouring Republican ranks for a third-party candidate is pressing ahead with a group to get on the ballot in dozens of states. The candidate will come once the group sees that the ballot… Continue reading

“Court to hear Libertarian Party appeal over NH law”

June 7, 2016, 8:41 pmballot access, third partiesRick Hasen

AP: A federal appeals court is set to hear arguments in a lawsuit by the Libertarian Party seeking to strike down a New Hampshire law that it argues could prevent third-party candidates from getting on the ballot. The Libertarian… Continue reading

“Judge: No conspiracy in Libertarians’ bump from Ohio ballot”

May 20, 2016, 3:12 pmballot access, chicanery, third partiesRick Hasen

AP: A federal judge delivered a legal victory Friday to Ohio’s elections chief and a voter sued by Libertarians for their roles in disqualifying the party’s gubernatorial candidate from 2014 fall ballots. A lawyer for the Libertarian Party of… Continue reading

Journalism Works Dept: LA Times Story on American Independent Party Gets Results

May 20, 2016, 8:39 amballot access, third partiesRick Hasen

LAT: A new analysis finds nearly 32,000 voters in California’s American Independent Party changed their official registration and left the party in the two weeks after a Los Angeles Times investigation identified widespread confusion among the party’s members. The change… Continue reading

“How Big Business Kills Third Party Candidates”

May 16, 2016, 5:46 amballot access, campaign finance, campaigns, third partiesRick Hasen

Lessig: The law, however, permits corporations to support “nonpartisan activity,” so long as that activity is “designed to encourage individuals to vote or to register to vote.” The FEC has interpreted this law to permits corporate sponsorship of presidential… Continue reading