Ballot access

Ballot Access Tops Priorities for American Values 2024, the super PAC Supporting Kennedy for President

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Saturday, December 23, 2023
The New York Times, House, CNN, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., White, Quinnipiac University, Representative, Culture, Electoral college, Ballot access, Contingent election

NEW YORK, Dec. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, American Values 2024 (AV24), the super PAC supporting Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s candidacy for president, has refined the states it will be funding for ballot access. The focus will now be on Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, New York, and Texas.  "Based on our legal guidance, we believe we won't be able to support ballot access in Indiana, Colorado and Nevada. The seven states we will initially focus on have a total of 183 electoral college votes and some of the highest populations in the country," said AV24 Co-Founder Tony Lyons. Earlier this month, AV24 announced it will spend between $10M-$15M to pursue Ballot Access in pivotal states. That remains the case.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Dec. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, American Values 2024 (AV24), the super PAC supporting Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s candidacy for president, has refined the states it will be funding for ballot access.
  • "Based on our legal guidance, we believe we won't be able to support ballot access in Indiana, Colorado and Nevada.
  • Earlier this month, AV24 announced it will spend between $10M-$15M to pursue Ballot Access in pivotal states.
  • American Values 2024 has hired two separate law firms to take all the steps necessary to get Kennedy on the ballot in the seven states listed above.

Federal Court reverses judgement, unanimously revives case against City of Houston seeking protection for non-residents to circulate petitions

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Thursday, October 29, 2020
Ballot access, Election law, Supreme Court of the United States, Petition, Supreme Court of India

The suit demands that the City of Houston uphold the precedent set by the Supreme Court in 1999 in a Colorado case which protects the rights of non-residents and non-registered voters to circulate petitions.

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  • The suit demands that the City of Houston uphold the precedent set by the Supreme Court in 1999 in a Colorado case which protects the rights of non-residents and non-registered voters to circulate petitions.
  • Brothers Trey Pool, who resides in California, and Trent Pool, who resides in Austin, run Accelevate 2020, LLC, a consulting firm focused on ballot access and petitions.
  • "Despite disingenuous attempts to disclaim intent to enforce this provision after we filed suit, the City of Houston has been happy to weaponize this unconstitutional limit against petitions it dislikes.
  • 4:19-CV-2236, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas at Houston.

NY-17 Congressional Candidate Josh Eisen Sues Governor Andrew Cuomo

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Thursday, July 16, 2020
Ballot access, Election law, Elections, Government, Law

On July 3, 2020, Dr. JoshEisen, an independent candidate for Congress in New York's 17th district, filed a federal lawsuit against Governor AndrewCuomo, alleging that Cuomo has placed unconstitutional and dangerous obstacles to independent candidate ballot access for November's general election.

Key Points: 
  • On July 3, 2020, Dr. JoshEisen, an independent candidate for Congress in New York's 17th district, filed a federal lawsuit against Governor AndrewCuomo, alleging that Cuomo has placed unconstitutional and dangerous obstacles to independent candidate ballot access for November's general election.
  • The action also challenges the State's disproportionate treatment of independent candidates with respect to such signature requirements when compared to the requirements of major party candidates.
  • On March 30th, the Governor issued an Executive Order suspending all petition circulation for independent candidates due to theCoronaviruspandemic.
  • This means that Dr. Eisen and other independent congressional candidates throughout the state are currently required to collect 2,450 in-person, witnessed signatures to qualify for the November ballot.

Tom Cotton Opponent Moves Closer to Ballot Access

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Thursday, July 2, 2020
Ballot access, Election law, Elections, Tom Cotton, Senator Cotton, Conservatism in the United States, Politics

Junior Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) successfully eliminated a Democratic opponent in this year's race.

Key Points: 
  • Junior Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) successfully eliminated a Democratic opponent in this year's race.
  • The ruling allows Independent Candidate Dan Whitfield to move forward with the appeal process and secure a spot on the November ballot.
  • The issue of candidacy and ballot access in Arkansas has unfolded dramatically, if not quietly, over the course of several months.
  • By preventing Secretary Thurston from interfering any further in this case, it all but assures Dan Whitfield ballot access to run against Junior Senator Cotton in November.

Vice.run Announces National Advocacy Campaign to Democratically Elect Vice-presidential Candidates

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Monday, May 6, 2019
Presidential elections in the United States, Contents, Vice President of the United States, Running mate, Government, President of the United States, Ballot access, Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Executive branch of the United States government

Vice.run begins its national 50-state campaign today, collecting signature pledges from voters who support a change in the current party ballot process.

Key Points: 
  • Vice.run begins its national 50-state campaign today, collecting signature pledges from voters who support a change in the current party ballot process.
  • The mission: reclaim our constitutional right to democratically elect the vice president by creating separate ballot lines for vice presidential candidates in the 2020 election, as per the 12th Amendment.
  • "For too long, Americans have lived under the misperception that presidential nominees have the right to handpick their running mates.
  • "We elect only two people at the national level: the president and vice president.