On August 5, supporters of an Arkansas initiative petition sued the Secretary of State for rejecting the completed petition. The Secretary of State had rejected the petition because the sheets showed the title of the initiative was “The Ballot Measure … Continue reading
Tennessee held general elections for county office on August 6. In Moore County, incumbent sheriff Justin Tyler Hatfield, an independent candidate, defeated his only opponent, the Republican nominee William Raline. The vote was 1,570 to 417. The ballot listed Hatfield … Continue reading
On Auagust 7, the Oregon Secretary of State disqualified the Constitution Party, and the We the People Party for failing to have enough registered voters at the August 1 tally. The We the People Party did poll over 1% of … Continue reading
On August 7, the New Jersey Supreme Court declined to put Lana Leguia on the ballot as the Libertarian nominee for U.S. House. She is off the ballot because she used some out-of-state petitioners. The Supreme Court did not take … Continue reading
On August 7, a Nebraska state trial court refused to order the Democratic Party to nominate someone for U.S. Senate. Forbes v Nebraska Democratic Party, Lancaster County District Court, CI26-2807. The law is ambiguous, but the judge said forcing the … Continue reading
