Pia Varma, the only Republican trying to get on the May 18 Republican primary ballot for Pennsylvania’s U.S. House seat, First District, has appealed to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. She was removed from the ballot by the lower court because … Continue reading
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Dan Quayle has this op-ed in the Sunday, April 4, Washington Post. Thanks to Nancy Hanks for the link. Quayle repeats the cliche that a minor party or independent candidate always injures the major party closest (ideologically) to that minor … Continue reading
On April 2, a state court in Arkansas heard the lawsuit Proctor v Daniels, over whether former state court judge Willard Proctor may be a write-in candidate for his old judicial post. See this story. See here for an earlier … Continue reading
Indiana Circuit Court Judges are elected on a partisan basis. Indiana holds its primary this year on May 4. Two candidates are on the Democratic ballot in Lake County for Circuit Court Judge. However, a lawsuit has been filed to … Continue reading
The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Forrest Claypool will run for Assessor of Cook County, Illinois, as an independent candidate. He is a well-known reformer with substantial credentials. See this story. He will need 25,000 valid signatures between now and June … Continue reading