On August 27, the two Kentucky Republicans who had filed a lawsuit in state court to remove the only two minor party congressional candidates this year dropped their lawsuit. Thanks to Jeff Trigg and Christina Tobin for this news. The … Continue reading
Taylor Haynes, who would have been the first independent candidate on the ballot for Wyoming Governor since 1958 if he had qualified this year, did not qualify. He was unable to obtain the needed 4,988 valid signatures. This is the … Continue reading
Three independent candidates will appear on the California ballot on November 2 for U.S. House. While three is not a very big number, this is the largest number of independent candidates for the U.S. House ever to appear on the … Continue reading
Topher Matthews has this column in “Greater Greater Washington”, an on-line news source for the Washington, D.C., area, advocating that city elections in Washington, D.C. (or at least mayoralty elections) use Instant-Runoff Voting, and that the primary be abolished. Washington, … Continue reading
On August 25, the group that submitted a petition to be on the Michigan ballot as a political party called the Tea Party, filed a lawsuit to obtain a place on the ballot. The case is The Tea Party v … Continue reading
