Ballot Access News – U.S. District Court Keeps Part of California Ballot Access Case Alive

On October 23, U.S. District Court Judge Maxine Chesney held a hearing in Peace & Freedom Party v Weber, n.d., 3:24cv-8308. This is the case filed by several minor parties against the California top-two system and some of its characteristics. The state wanted the lawsuit dismissed. Judge Chesney did dismiss the part of the case that challenges the essence of the top-two system. But she kept the case alive on the issue of ballot labels for candidates who are registered into unqualified parties. Current law says they must have “party preference: none” on the primary ballot. Thus, when California candidates registered into such parties as the American Solidarity Party, the Socialist Workers Party, the Constitution Party,…

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