On May 9, West Virginia held primaries for the two major parties. Richie Robb lost his bid to become the Democratic nominee for U.S. House, 2nd district. He polled 30%, placing third in a 3-way race to oppose the Republican … Continue reading
West Virginia’s only ballot-qualified party, other than the Republican and Democratic Parties, is the Mountain Party. On May 9, it announced its nominees for public office this November. They include the party’s first nominee for U.S. Senate (the party has … Continue reading
On May 9, gubernatorial candidate Carole Strayhorn turned in 223,000 signatures to meet the Texas independent petition requirement. She needed 45,253 valid signatures. She appears to have collected more signatures than any previous independent gubernatorial candidate in history. The previous … Continue reading
On March 8, Ohio filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that that court should not accept the Ohio independent petition deadline case (for candidates for Congress). Lawrence v Blackwell, 05-1089. The brief argues that the U.S. Constitution … Continue reading
The two Texas independent candidates for Governor are about to turn in their petitions. It is believed that Carole Strayhorn will turn hers in on May 9, and that Kinky Friedman will turn his in on May 11. The deadline … Continue reading
