Alabama lets the two major parties have extraordinary power over whether to let members of those parties onto primary ballots or not. State law lets the major parties exclude candidates who have been “disloyal” (i.e., anyone who ran as a … Continue reading
On June 28, Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen signed SB 407 into law. It makes it almost impossible for anyone to win a party primary by write-in votes. The former law required a write-in candidate in a primary to receive 5% … Continue reading
Last week, Nebraska voters who desire to cast a write-in vote for Tom Osborne for Governor this November filed a lawsuit against the state’s “sore loser” law for write-in candidates. Rodgers v Heineman, 33-06-0018. Tom Osborne lost the Republican primary … Continue reading
Last week, Nebraska voters who desire to cast a write-in vote for Tom Osborne for Governor this November filed a lawsuit against the state’s “sore loser” law for write-in candidates. Rodgers v Heineman, 33-06-0018. Tom Osborne lost the Republican primary … Continue reading
On July 11, Connecticut state Representative Diana Urban began to circulate a petition to place herself on the ballot as an independent candidate for U.S. Senate. Her action may or may not be in reaction to news that the Republican … Continue reading
