Virginia does not let anyone circulate a petition for district office, if the circulator doesn’t live in that district. On July 13, an independent congressional candidate in the 7th district, Herb Lux, filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in … Continue reading
On July 13, Alabama held a run-off primary for the Republican Party, to determine who the party’s gubernatorial nominee would be. Robert Bentley defeated Bradley Byrne, even though earlier Byrne had been considered the front-runner and the choice of most … Continue reading
On July 12, Carl Romanelli, Green Party nominee for U.S. Senate in 2006, filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the state employees who worked on challenging his petition while they were supposed to be working on state business. … Continue reading
West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin has asked the special session of the legislature to pass a bill with this suggested wording. The proposed bill would authorize a special U.S. Senate election in November 2010. Unfortunately the draft of the Governor’s … Continue reading
Damon Eris of Poli-Tea has posted a transcript of part of the July 8 Illinois gubernatorial debate in which the candidates talk about their ideas for a better ballot access law. See it here. To see the entire debate, posted … Continue reading
