Category Archives: ballot access
“Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Tries Creating Own Party to Get on Ballot in 6 States”
“Why Have States Diverged on Trump’s Ballot Eligibility?”
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy at State Court Report.
“Transgender Candidate in Ohio Is Disqualified for Not Disclosing Birth Name”
NYT:
A transgender woman was disqualified from a race for the Ohio House of Representatives after she did not include her previous name in election materials, raising the prospect that transgender candidates would face similar barriers elsewhere.
Vanessa Joy, a… Continue reading
What happens to votes cast in Colorado for Trump in the primary?
From the conclusion of the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision in Anderson v. Griswold:
NRSC brief relies on U.S. Term Limits to argue that judging Trump’s qualifications today is an unconstitutional additional qualification
This amicus brief by the NRSC in the Trump Colorado ballot access case presents a very plausible path forward for the Supreme Court–but not one without its own challenges. From the brief’s opening:
Donald Trump’s Cert. Petition to U.S. Supreme Court in Colorado Disqualification Case Raises Serious Issues that Merit Immediate Supreme Court Review; His Political Question Argument Risks Instability
Donald Trump’s just-filed cert. petition in the United States Supreme Court, like the earlier-filed cert. petition from the Colorado Republican Party, raises serious issues of profound national importance that merit extraordinarily expedited review by the United States Supreme Court.
This… Continue reading
“Trump set to appeal Colorado 14th Amendment ballot disqualification case”
ABC News:
Former President Donald Trump‘s legal team as early as Tuesday could appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court the Colorado Supreme Court decision barring him from the GOP primary ballot under the 14th Amendment.
Trump’s team has already… Continue reading
Watch Video of My Appearance with Geoff Bennett on PBS New Hour Discussing Potential Trump Disqualification in Maine and Likely SCOTUS Review
You can watch here.
Shorter excerpt:
Maine’s top election official ruled last night that Donald Trump is constitutionally ineligible to appear on the state’s primary ballot in 2024, citing his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.@GeoffRBennett talks… Continue reading
Maine Secretary of State, Piggybacking on the Reasoning of the Recent Colorado Supreme Court Decision, Finds Trump Disqualified and Orders Him Off Primary Ballot (But Decision Stayed for Judicial Review)–Makes SCOTUS Review of Issue More Likely
You can find the 34-page decision of the Maine Secretary of State at this link.
Much of the reasoning of this decision tracks the analysis of the Colorado Supreme Court in Anderson. As Derek has suggested, the Colorado decision… Continue reading
Colorado Republican Party Files Cert Petition in Case Involving Trump’s Disqualification from the Colorado Primary Ballot
You can find it here (no docket number yet, via Marty Lederman).
Trump is expected to file a separate cert. petition, raising somewhat different issues.
BREAKING: by 4-3 vote, Colorado Supreme Court bars Trump from primary ballot
The Colorado Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision, has issued its decision in Anderson v. Griswold, here. (Disclosure: I filed an amicus brief in support of neither party in the case.)
From the opinion:
In this appeal from a… Continue reading
“McCarthy-endorsed Vince Fong can’t legally run for Congress, California secretary of state says”
Sacramento Bee:
Assemblyman Vince Fong cannot run to succeed Rep. Kevin McCarthy in the 20th Congressional District, California’s secretary of state announced Friday in a ruling that will almost certainly prompt a legal challenge by the Republican candidate over… Continue reading
“Woman raises concerns as San Francisco cracks down on Chinese names on ballots”
NBC Bay Area:
The city of San Francisco recently began cracking down on the practice of candidates choosing their own Chinese names to appear on a ballot as a way to appeal to Asian American voters. Now, a woman… Continue reading