On August 5, Washington state held its fourth top-two primary. No candidate for Congress or any partisan state office, who was not a Democrat or Republican, managed to place first or second, in races that had at least two major … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2014
On August 5, Public Policy Polling released an Alaska poll, for both Governor and U.S. Senate. The poll included all general election candidates. Because the primaries haven’t been held yet, and the Republican U.S. Senate primary is considered difficult to … Continue reading
On August 4, Virginia filed this brief in Sarvis v Judd, the Libertarian Party case that argues the Constitution requires Virginia to give every candidate an equal opportunity to obtain the top spot on the general election ballot. The case … Continue reading
The Kentucky Libertarian Party has completed its petition for U.S. Senate. The nominee, David Patterson, has 9,000 signatures. The party has already checked the validity of its own petition and finds more than 6,000 names are valid. The requirement is … Continue reading
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this article about Jeff Amason’s ballot access lawsuit. Amason collected the signatures of 5% of his legislative district’s voters, so as to be listed as the Libertarian nominee for State House, 21st district. But he still … Continue reading