On August 20, two Republicans filed lawsuits against Kentucky elections officials, and two minor party congressional candidates, alleging that the ballot access petitions for the two candidates don’t really have enough valid signatures. The two plaintiffs are David Caldwell, who … Continue reading
Florida held a Libertarian Party primary in one state legislative district on August 25. This is believed to be the first minor party primary conducted by Florida elections officials, ever. In the 33rd State House district, Franklin Perez received 49 … Continue reading
The U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd circuit, has set out a briefing schedule for Constitution Party, et al v Cortes, 10-3205. The opening brief is due October 19. This is the case that challenges the Pennsylvania system of charging candidates … Continue reading
Alaska held its primaries on August 24. To almost everyone’s great surprise, little-known Republican candidate Joe Miller appears to have defeated Republican U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski. However, many ballots remain to be counted. This column in the Anchorage Daily News, … Continue reading
On August 25, Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner asked election officials in Mahoning County to do a thorough review of how many votes were cast for for Governor in November 2006, inside the part of that county that is … Continue reading
