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On August 17, Betsy Johnson, a former Democratic legislator in Oregon, submitted 48,214 signatures to be on the ballot as an independent for Governor this year. She needs 23,744 valid signatures. See this story. … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2022
The Alaska state Elections office has unofficial, and very preliminary, results at this link. The primary was August 16 and it will be weeks before the vote is completely counted. For Governor, it appears there will be two Republicans, one … Continue reading
On August 16, the Louisiana Supreme Court held oral argument in the lawsuit over Mayor Adrian Perkins’ attempt to regain his spot on the ballot. He hopes to run for re-election. Louisiana does not permit write-in votes. He was disqualified … Continue reading
The Connecticut Working Families Party recently nominated Ned Lamont for Governor. See this story. Lamont is also the Democratic nominee. this nomination is no surprise, because the Connecticut Working Families Party has never nominated anyone for statewide office who was … Continue reading
For the second day in a row, the Birmingham News has run a lengthy story about the Libertarian Party. The August 16 article focuses on Alabama’s severe ballot access laws. The article says the 20% vote test for a party … Continue reading