On August 12, Tim Fasano, Independent American Party nominee for U.S. Senate in Nevada, filed a 39-page brief in the Nevada Supreme Court, arguing that one of his opponents, Tea Party nominee Scott Ashjian, should be removed from the ballot. … Continue reading
Jeff Anderson, an independent candidate for U.S. House in Georgia’s 11th district this year, has announced that he will carry out a strong write-in campaign. The state required him to collect 20,819 valid signatures. He planned the petition two years … Continue reading
On August 12, U.S. District Court Judge Graham Mullen heard oral arguments in Greene v Bartlett, the case that challenges the number of signatures needed for an independent candidate for U.S. House. North Carolina has had government-printed ballots since 1901, … Continue reading
On August 11, the Nebraska Secretary of State determined that the Libertarian Party’s petition for party status has enough valid signatures, so the party can now nominate candidates by convention, and they will appear on the November ballot.
Gautam Dutta, the attorney who is suing California over two particularly repressive aspects of the new “top-two” system that will go into effect next year, has this piece in Huffington Post about his lawsuit. The two aspects of the California … Continue reading
