Month: January 2020

The Supreme Court ordered Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs to respond to CCD’s petition for certiorari in Arizona Libertarian Party v. Hobbs, our case challenging Arizona’s laws that make it practically impossible for the Arizona Libertarian Party to run candidates in the primary election, which means the candidates are excluded from the general election ballot. A “call for response” means the Court is interested in the case.#Arizona #SCOTUS #libertarians #certiorari

CCD argues appeal before Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Gill v. Scholz, No. 19-1125 (7th Cir.), which challenges Illinois’ 5 percent signature requirement and 90-day petitioning period for independent candidates for U.S. House.#Illinois #signatures #petitions #ballotaccess #appeals