On January 5, Georgia held a special election to fill the vacant State Senate seat, 22nd district. Georgia special elections put party labels on the ballot, but parties don’t have nominees. Individuals file by paying a filing fee, but no … Continue reading
Article One, Section 6, of the U.S. Constitution says, “No Senator or Representative shall, during the Time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil Office under the Authority of the United States, which shall have been created, … Continue reading
An independent candidate in Georgia, Eugene Moon, is launching an attempt to get on the ballot for U.S. House in 2010, in the 9th district. Here is his web page. The web page notes that the legal requirement is over … Continue reading
The Charleston, South Carolina, Post & Currier has this story about the oral argument in the State Supreme Court, in the Green Party’s ballot access case. The argument was on January 6. A decision is likely in a few months. … Continue reading
Cam Ward, a member of the Alabama House of Representatives, plans to introduce a bill in the 2010 legislature to lower the number of signatures for minor parties and for independent candidates. Ward is a Republican from Alabaster, a suburb … Continue reading
