A New Jersey state trial court will hear oral arguments on August 17 in a case over whether an independent candidate can be disqualified just because he received some write-in votes in a major party primary. See this story. New … Continue reading
On August 11, the Florida Republican Party dropped its lawsuit that had been filed to remove Peter Jassenoff from the ballot. Jassenoff is the Libertarian nominee for U.S. House, 25th district. The Republican Party had sued the Secretary of State … Continue reading
On August 10, individuals associated with the Pennsylvania Democratic party filed a challenge to the Green Party’s statewide petition. The challenge says there aren’t enough valid signatures. 5,000 are required. See this story. This is the first time a Pennsylvania … Continue reading
On August 12, the Iowa Libertarian Party chose new nominees for Lieutenant Governor and U.S. House, 3rd district, to replace the earlier nominees who had been disqualified. See this story. … Continue reading
On August 13, a U.S. Magistrate recommended to the U.S. District Court Judge that the judge put Aaron Day on the ballot. Day is an independent candidate for U.S. Senate. He was being barred by the Secretary of State because … Continue reading
