Texas Lawyer Magazine has published a story on CCD’s work with pro bono law firm partner Shearman & Sterling to challenge the constitutionality of Texas’s ballot access laws.#Texas

CCD has filed a new lawsuit on behalf of several voters, candidates and minor political parties in Texas. “For the last 50 years, the State of Texas (“Texas”) has denied voters their right to cast their votes effectively by enforcing a statutory scheme that guarantees ballot access to the two oldest and largest political parties at taxpayer expense, while imposing ever-greater burdens on their potential competitors,” the complaint alleges. The lawsuit, Miller v. Doe, No. 1:19-cv-00700 (W.D. Tex.

For the second session in a row, the Texas Legislature failed to take action on the Texas Voter Choice Act, which would improve Texas’s overly burdensome and obsolete ballot access requirements for independent candidates and minor parties. Instead, the Legislature enacted and Texas Governor Gregg Abbott signed HB 2504, a bill that imposes additional filing fee or nomination petition requirements on minor party nominees.#Texas

Congratulations to our partners Texans for Voter Choice on getting the Texas Voter Choice Act reintroduced in the Texas House! And thanks to Rep. Cain for sponsoring this important legislation, HB 4439, which would reform some of the worst ballot access laws in the nation.#Texas

Independent candidate for Attorney General of Michigan Christopher Graveline, who was placed on the ballot in September as a result of litigation filed by CCD, is interviewed by Bridge Michigan here. Why is Graveline running? “When you allow the two parties to cement in the status quo, you are left with whatever they want to serve you, and that’s been dissatisfying to a lot of people now for a long time,” he explains.#Michigan

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied the Michigan Secretary of State’s motion to stay the District Court’s order enjoining enforcement of Michigan’s ballot access requirements against independent Attorney General candidate Christopher Graveline. This order ensures that Graveline will appear on Michigan’s November 2018 general election ballot. See press coverage from the Detroit News here.#Michigan

The federal District Court in Michigan has entered an order enjoining enforcement of Michigan’s ballot access requirements for statewide independent candidates against Christopher Graveline! Relying on Graveline’s evidence that no statewide independent candidate had ever complied with Michigan’s 30,000-signature requirement, the District Court ruled that “his name must be placed on the November 6, 2018 general election ballot as an independent candidate for the Office of Michigan Attorney Genera

Following nearly six years of litigation and three successful appeals to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, CCD’s litigation challenging the constitutionality of Pennsylvania’s ballot access requirements for minor parties and independent candidates has concluded with a dramatic reduction in the signature requirement and an injunction against the imposition of litigation costs against candidates and parties who defend their nomination petitions when challenged by a private party. See the Pittsbu

USA Today has published Oliver Hall’s letter to the editor raising the question whether Hillary Clinton should drop out of the 2016 presidential election so she doesn’t “spoil” the race for Libertarian Gary Johnson.#lettertotheeditor #HillaryClinton #libertarians