States have different deadlines for candidates to formally be placed on the ballot. Some allies of former President Donald Trump have floated legal challenges to keep Mr. Biden at the top of the ticket, according to CBS News. But Democrats will likely proceed with virtual roll call vote ...
"Every time there's a reasonably successful independent candidate, the state legislatures, which are made up of Republicans and Democrats, who by definition do not like competition, increase the state barriers to getting on the ballot," Verney said in April. "The requirements to get on these ...
The Wisconsin Elections Commission, citing that law, voted 5-1 last week to approve Kennedy’s name for the ballot after an attempt by Republican commissioners to remove him failed. That vote allowed county election clerks to begin printing ballots to meet upco...
The majority of West’s campaign funds went to “ballot access” services and consulting. After entering the race in July, missing numerous deadlines to appear on state ballots, West qualified for ballot access in 12 states: Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missis...
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If they do it or Trump drops out, he could be replaced on the ballot only in some states. Deadlines vary by state, and voters have already started casting their ballots. Some Republicans who’ve renounced him say they’d write in someone else — such as Pence — but coordinating that ...
This would make it imperative that Joe Biden be replaced on the Democratic ticket. There are problems with this. It is my understanding that legal deadlines are coming up in some states. Soon, it may be impossible to simply replace Biden’s name with another candidate in every state. It is...
official in time for the debate. Furthermore, six other states where Kennedy has claimed-but-unconfirmed ballot status have deadlines in July or August for submitting signatures. There’s no guarantee that each of these states will have formally placed Kennedy’s name on the ballot in time, ...
"Given the compressed timeframe, the novel constitutional questions involved, the importance of this case, and impending ballot preparation deadlines, I will suspend the effect of my decision until the Superior Court rules on any appeal, or the time to appeal …has expired," Bellows...
Then, on Election Day, the national media discovered that a “butterfly ballot,” a punch card ballot with a design that violated Florida state law, had confused thousands of voters in Palm Beach County. The Florida butterfly ballot confused a number of voters, who ended up voting for Refo...