Candidate filing for Louisiana’s statewide election has closed. Ten candidates are running for Governor: one Republican, four Democrats, one Libertarian, and four independents. For Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, and Treasurer, only Republicans filed. For Agriculture & Forestry … Continue reading
Several Republican Party officials in Kentucky have filed a lawsuit in state court to remove the Libertarian Party nominee for State Treasurer from the ballot. See this story. They charge that he does not have 5,000 valid signatures. The state … Continue reading
Bill Clutter, a private investigator in Springfield, Illinois, is launching an initiative to change the Illinois open primary, from one in which primary voters must ask for one particular party’s primary ballot, to one in which primary voters in the … Continue reading
This blog post is being written at 12:30 p.m., Thursday, September 8. It has been more than 24 hours since U.S. District Court Judge Algenon Marbley enjoined the Ohio ballot access law for newly-qualifying parties, and no mainstream news media … Continue reading
On September 7, Carl Lewis, the Democratic nominee for New Jersey State Senate who is being kept off the November 7, 2011 ballot, asked the 3rd circuit to put him on the ballot. The case is Lewis v Guadagno, 11-3401. … Continue reading
