The state committee of the Working Families Party of New York will decide tonight whom to nominate for Governor. See this New York Times story, which has quotes from many party leaders on both sides of the issue/ … Continue reading
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Virginia election law lets parties decide whether to nominate by primary or convention. But, the law also says if an incumbent is running for re-election, his or her wishes (as to how the party should nominate) override the wishes of … Continue reading
A Florida candidate for county judge in Clay County is being kept off the ballot because her campaign finance form notarization wasn’t completed until twelve minutes after noon, on the filing deadline. The filing deadline was noon. The candidate sued, … Continue reading
On October 1, the plaintiffs in Gill v Scholz, c.d., 3:16cv-3221, filed this 14-page reply brief. This is the case that challenges Illinois ballot access for independent candidates for U.S. House. There will be one more brief, from the state. … Continue reading
On October 2, the California Secretary of State released a new registration tally, the first since May 21, 2018. The percentages are: Democratic 43.75%; Republican 24.50%; American Independent 2.59%; Libertarian .741%; Green .46%; Peace & Freedom .38%; independent and miscellaneous … Continue reading