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On June 29, John F. Wood, a centrist independent who is assured of substantial financial backing, announced for the Missouri U.S. Senate seat as an independent candidate. He needs 10,000 signatures by August 1. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On June 28, the U.S. Supreme Court voted 6-3 to allow Louisiana to keep the U.S. House districts the legislature had drawn earlier this year. Ardoin v Robinson, A21814. The Court also accepted the case for a full review in … Continue reading
This excellent Stateline article explains many reasons why petitioning has become more difficult in the last few years. Thanks to Eric Wong for the link. … Continue reading
On June 24, Republican candidate James Judge, running for U.S. House, was removed from the primary ballot for filing the wrong form. There are separate forms for federal candidates, versus state and local candidates, to affirm that they support the … Continue reading
On June 24, a Connecticut state trial court refused to put Muad Hrezi on the Democratic primary ballot as a candidate for the U.S. House. He needed 3,833 signatures and submitted 4,950, but he didn’t have enough valid signatures. The … Continue reading