On September 13, one faction of the Independent Party of Connecticut sued the Connecticut Secretary of State over the party’s ballot position for U.S. Senate. One faction of the party, the one that filed the lawsuit, nominated John R. Price. … Continue reading
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South Carolina permits two parties to jointly nominate the same candidate. Voters can choose which party line to support. The Green Party has nominated four individuals for Congress who are also Democratic nominees. They are Thomas Dixon for U.S. Senate; … Continue reading
A Georgia state court will hear De La Fuente v Kemp, Fulton County Superior Court 2016-cv-279793, on Monday, September 26. The issue is the validity of De La Fuente’s independent presidential petition. He submitted 14,500 signatures, and 7,500 were needed. … Continue reading
The Pantagraph, daily newspaper for Bloomington, here criticizes Illinois ballot access laws. The editorial says David Gill should be on the ballot as an independent candidate for U.S. House, 13th district. It also points out that a majority of State … Continue reading
On Thursday, September 15, the West Virginia Supreme Court issued an opinion in Wells v State, 16-0779. It construed the West Virginia election law to require all candidates who petition for the November ballot to have filed a declaration of … Continue reading