Arizona Democratic Primary Ballot for Special Election is Unsettled

Arizona holds primary elections on February 27 for parties to choose nominees for the U.S. House special election vacancy (8th district). Three Democrats filed for the Democratic primary, but the signatures of two of them are being challenged. See this Roll Call story. Thanks to Richard Grayson for the link.


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Arizona Democratic Primary Ballot for Special Election is Unsettled — 4 Comments

  1. Candidate/incumbent rank order lists of temporary/permanent replacements during election/term.

    NO more lunatic special election machinations.

  2. A note about the number of signatures needed on the petitions:Republicans needed 860 signatures, Democrats 665, Libertarians 401, Greens 392.
    See https://www.azsos.gov/sites/azsos.gov/files/2018_special_election_information.pdf

    Party registration in AZ-08:Republicans 187,234; Democrats 109,467; Libertarians 3,562; Greens 636; Others (presumably independent, no party affiliation, other minor parties) 156,007
    See http://apps.azsos.gov/election/voterreg/2017-10-01.pdf

    For an explanation about the numbers, see http://ballot-access.org/2017/07/10/u-s-district-court-upholds-arizona-primary-petition-requirement/

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