On September 21, the town of Flowery Branch, Georgia, held a special election to fill a vacancy on the city council. The election is non-partisan. Libertarian Party member Amanda Swafford defeated her only opponent by a two-to-one margin. See this … Continue reading
The American Civil Liberties Union, which is representing the Green Party of Connecticut and the Libertarian Party of Connecticut, has asked the U.S. Supreme Court for more time to file its cert petition in Green Party of Connecticut v Lenge. … Continue reading
The Republican Party of West Virginia, which had earlier filed a lawsuit demanding that the special U.S. Senate election be on a separate ballot than the ballot for every other office, now says it would be satisfied if the straight-ticket … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court has asked the Virginia State Board of Elections to respond in Lux v Rodrigues, 10A298. This is the case in which independent candidate Herb Lux, running for Congress, challenges the state law that says circulators cannot … Continue reading
According to this story, Illinois elections officials have made absentee ballots available, but are asking voters not to use them, because the final ballot may have a different set of candidates. First, as the story mentions, the Constitution Party statewide … Continue reading
