The Seventh Circuit will hear Tripp v Smart, 16-3469, on Monday, September 18, at 9:30 a.m. This is the Green Party case that challenges the 5% petition requirement for independent candidates for the legislature, and also for the legislative nominees … Continue reading
Richard Winger
Pennsylvania holds statewide partisan elections for judicial offices on November 7, 2017. Voters will be asked to vote for four candidates for Superior Court, which is a statewide office. The Green Party petitioned for Jules Mermelstein for that office, and … Continue reading
On August 4, the U.S. Supreme Court asked the Minnesota Secretary of State to file a response brief in Minnesota Voters Alliance v Mansky, 16-1435. This is the case over Minnesota’s law that bans any clothing or badges that has … Continue reading
Although the Green Party is not ballot-qualified in Utah, it has nominated Brendan Phillips for the special U.S. House election in the Third District. His write-ins will be tallied.
The Utah Republican special congressional primary of August 15 was won by John Curtis, Mayor of Provo, Utah. However, he was not the party’s endorsed choice. On June 17, the Republican Party had held an endorsements convention which chose former … Continue reading