On August 20, U.S. District Court Judge William P. Johnson refused to dismiss the lawsuit Fleming v Gutierrez, 13-cv-222. The case had been filed on March 7, 2013, against election officials in Sandoval County, New Mexico, complaining that there were … Continue reading
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The Santa Fe New Mexican for August 24 has this op-ed by Carol Miller, a leading activist for independent candidates. It rebuts the column carried by the same newspaper several weeks ago, the New York Times piece (reprinted in the … Continue reading
On August 23, nMessage and the Maryland Republican Party released this gubernatorial poll: Democrat Anthony Brown 42%; Republican Larry Hogan, Jr., 41%; Libertarian Shawn Quinn 3%, undecided 14%. When undecided respondents are asked if they lean to any particular candidate, … Continue reading
This Illinois Herald story gives interesting details about how Republicans tried to persuade signers of the Illinois Libertarian statewide slate petition to remove or disavow their signatures, and how some of the petitioners themselves were threatened. The Illinois Herald is … Continue reading
Joe Visconti, an independent candidate for Governor of Connecticut, has qualified for the ballot. See this story, which says that the Secretary of State has determined that he has at least 7,500 valid signatures. In 2008 he was the Republican … Continue reading