On August 27, U.S. District Court Judge Victoria A. Roberts, a Clinton appointee, enjoined Michigan’s petition for independent candidates for statewide office, which is 30,000 signatures due July 19. She said that pending further action in the case, or further … Continue reading
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont is running for re-election as an independent this year. He received enough write-in votes in the Progressive Party to be its nominee, but he turned it down. He also received enough votes in the … Continue reading
On August 23, all four candidates for U.S. House from South Dakota debated each other at Dakotafest, in Mitchell. They were Republican Dusty Johnson, Democrat Tim Bjorkman, Libertarian George Hendrickson, and independent Ron Wieczorek. Wieczorek is a supporter of Lyndon … Continue reading
On April 4, 2018, the Alaska Supreme Court issued an order in State v Alaska Democratic Party, S-16875, letting the Democratic Party nominate persons who are registered independents. On August 24, the court issued a 24-page opinion, giving its rationale. … Continue reading
Patrick Anderson, the Iowa independent candidate for Attorney General who has backed by many leaders of the Republican Party, appears unlikely to have successfully collected 1,500 signatures by the deadline, according to this story. … Continue reading
