On the last day for filing Illinois petition challenges, Rob Sherman filed challenges to the statewide petitions of the Constitution Party and the Socialist Party. He also challenged the petition of independent presidential candidate Mary Vann. These challenges mean that … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On July 5, the Virginia Libertarian Party, and its 2013 gubernatorial nominee, Rob Sarvis, filed a 17-page request for a rehearing en banc in the Fourth Circuit. The issue is the Virginia law governing order of candidates on general election … Continue reading
Indiana has the nation’s earliest deadline for write-in candidates to file to have their write-ins counted. That deadline is July 5 at noon. The complete list has not yet been compiled, but the Secretary of State’s office confirmed that Jill … Continue reading
Filing for the Hawaii primaries has closed. Here is the candidate list. Fourteen State Senate seats are up. Libertarians have candidates in six of those districts, while Republicans only have candidates in five districts. … Continue reading
California law generally says that only two candidates may be on the November ballot for congress or partisan state office. That has been the law starting in 2011. But, for the first time since the top-two law went into effect, … Continue reading