An independent candidate for U.S. Senate from Texas, Jonathan Jenkins, is attempting to get on the 2018 ballot. He needs 47,183 valid signatures by June 21, and he says he expects to succeed. See this story. He is being helped by a new corporation called the “Indie Party”, but there is no attempt to place any new party on the ballot.
No statewide petition for either an independent candidate, or a new party, has succeeded in Texas since 2010, when the Green Party petitioned.
Will the Indie race car folks in Indiana object to or join the IP ???
Lawsuit challenges Bennett’s eligibility
Ken BennettFormer Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett (R) faces a lawsuit over the validity of his nomination petitions.
Attorney Kory Langhofer’s lawsuit alleges at least 1,316 of the 7,833 signatures Bennett submitted Bennett are invalid, leaving him short of the 6,223-signature requirement. The suit also alleges the petitions included 236 signatures which do not match voters’ signatures on file and 10 signatures which appear to be duplicates.
A hearing on the challenge has not been set.
Conyers family line of succession battle meets end in Michigan Court of Appeals
Ian ConyersThe resignation of longtime incumbent Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D) that set up a months-long family feud over which younger Conyers would carry the family name into Michigan’s 13th Congressional District Democratic primary may be nearing its end.
John Conyers III (D), son of the former incumbent and Monica Conyers, was removed from the ballot in May, John Conyers III was removed from the ballot in May after his cousin, state Sen. Ian Conyers (D), challenged the validity of his cousin’s nominating petition signatures.
After several court battles, the Michigan Court of Appeals upheld that decision Tuesday.
Conyers Jr. initially wanted his nephew, Ian Conyers, to replace him. But Monica encouraged him to endorse Conyers III instead.
Other leading candidates in the majority-minority district not named Conyers include former state Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D), Westland Mayor Bill Wild (D), and Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones.
2016 Democratic nominee for AZ-02 seeks to knock chief rival off ballot
Former state legislator Matt Heinz—who won the party’s nomination for Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District in 2016—is seeking to knock his chief rival, former Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D), off the ballot.
Heinz is funding a legal challenge to nullify Kirkpatrick’s nominating petitions, arguing she falsely listed two Tucson addresses as her residence when she lives in Phoenix.
Kirkpatrick, who previously represented the neighboring 1st Congressional District, has raised more than $1 million, the highest total in the eight candidate field.
The 2nd Congressional District is a swing seat and a pickup opportunity for Democrats. In 2014, incumbent Rep. Martha McSally (R) was declared the winner after a mandatory recount resulted in her winning by 0.1 percent.
First Texas Super-state Parliament Election of 2018
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