February 13 was the deadline for congressional candidates to file in Louisiana. Democrats and Republicans only needed a filing fee, but everyone else needed a petition of 750 signatures. No candidate running outside the two major parties submitted a petition. … Continue reading
Recently Nina Turner endorsed Butch Ware for Governor of California. He is the Green Party’s choice. See this story from Independent Political Report. Turner was the Ohio Democratic Party nominee for Secretary of State in 2014, and was a national … Continue reading
The Toledo Blade, the daily newspaper for Toledo has has this story on Libertarians running for office this year in Ohio. … Continue reading
Oklahoma held a special election on February 10 to fill the vacant State Representative seat, 35th district. The results: Republican 61.2%; Democratic 35.8%. When this seat had last had both a Republican and a Democrat on the ballot, in November … Continue reading
On February 12, an Arkansas state trial court struck down a 2023 law that makes it more difficult to qualify a statewide initiative. King v Jester, Pulaski County Circuit Court, 60cv-23-1816. The law said signatures must come from at least … Continue reading
