Lena Leguia, the Libertarian nominee for U.S. House, 7th district, is awaiting a decision from a state court on whether she should be on the ballot. She was challenged on the basis that some of signatures were collected by out-of-state circulators. The New Jersey ban on out-of-state circulators was struck down in 2021, but that case involved primary petitions. She argues that the same logic applies to general election petitions. See this story. A decision is likely in the next day or so.
On June 8, Ohio Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Brunner filed this brief in Brunner v LaRose, n.d., 4:23cv-2180. Brunner is a Democrat who argues that the label “Democrat” should not be placed on the November ballot next to her name (she is running for re-election). Alternatively, she argues that if “Democrat” will appear next to her name on the November ballot, the judicial rules for candidates for judicial office that bar them from discussing public policy issues should be set aside. In other words, if she must have “Democrat” on the ballot next to her name, she wants to be able to defend political ideas associated with the Democratic Party.
On June 7, the Libertarian Party of New Mexico, the ballot-qualified party, filed this brief in Libertarian National Committee v Libertarian Party of New Mexico, 1:26cv-1562. This is the trademark lawsuit initiated by the Libertarian National Committee. The brief depends on party history and recounts events from 1972, the year of the party’s founding.
The Last Ward, a Chicago news outlet, here describes the nightmare of petitioning in Chicago for School Board candidates, and advocates that the legislature authorize electronic signatures.
On June 8, the challenger to the Wisconsin Green Party petition for Secretary of State was withdrawn. So Pete Karas will be on the Green Party primary ballot.
