Delaware permits two parties to jointly nominate the same candidate. Major parties nominate by primary, and qualified minor parties nominate by convention. Two Libertarians, who have already been nominated by their own party, recently also cross-filed in major party primaries. … Continue reading
On July 14, the Tea Party submitted 59,400 signatures on a petition to qualify itself as a political party in Michigan. If at least 38,024 signatures are valid, the party will then be ballot-qualified and will nominate candidates by convention. … Continue reading
On July 14, the Illinois State Board of Elections dismissed a challenge to the petition of Scott Lee Cohen, an independent candidate for Governor. The challenges to the other statewide petitions are still pending.
Virginia does not let anyone circulate a petition for district office, if the circulator doesn’t live in that district. On July 13, an independent congressional candidate in the 7th district, Herb Lux, filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in … Continue reading
On July 13, Alabama held a run-off primary for the Republican Party, to determine who the party’s gubernatorial nominee would be. Robert Bentley defeated Bradley Byrne, even though earlier Byrne had been considered the front-runner and the choice of most … Continue reading
