On March 20, 2026, led by lead counsel Mark Brown, CCD filed suit  on behalf of Samuel Ronan, a candidate for U.S. House seeking to run in Ohio's May 5, 2026 Republican primary, to challenge the decision of Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose and the Franklin County Board of Elections removing Ronan from the ballot. That same day, Chief Judge Sara D. Morrison of the federal District Court for the Southern District of Ohio entered an order  directing the Defendants to place R

On January 23, 2026, District Judge Terrence W. Boyle entered a final judgment in Ortiz v. North Carolina State Board of Elections , No. 5:24-cv-00420 (E.D.N.C.), holding unconstitutional the Board's failure to certify the Justice for All Party ("JFA") as a new political party in the 2024 presidential election. CCD's client Dr. Cornel West formed JFA in support of his 2024 presidential campaign. The Board declined to certify JFA as a political party, despite its full complia

Dear Thom,   Two decades ago, during the 2004 presidential election, you accused Ralph Nader of attempting to “deceive” voters about “the...

If you're reading this email you may already know how often qualified candidates and parties get thrown off the ballot based on bogus...

On April 9, 2025, in Brown v. Yost , No. 25-3179, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals entered an order allowing CCD's clients, who are proponents of an initiative that would amend Ohio's Constitution, to begin circulating petitions to qualify the initiative for placement on Ohio's ballot. Under Ohio law, initiative proponents must submit a summary of their initiative to the Attorney General, who must approve the summary as "fair and truthful" before the proponents are permitt

On March 21, 2025, the Supreme Court will consider whether to accept two cases CCD filed, one in Texas  and one in Indiana , which claim...

In a hearing held on September 19, 2024, the New Hampshire Ballot Law Commission voted 4-1 to reject the Democratic Party's effort to...

It all came down to a staple. A single staple. According to the Democrats who challenged Independent presidential candidate Dr. Cornel...

State and Federal Court Rulings Guarantee Ballot Spot for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Dr. Cornel West, and other Candidates on North...

Washington, D.C. (May 30, 2024): The nonpartisan Center for Competitive Democracy (CCD) and More Voter Choice Fund (MVCF) today filed a...