Ohio has a peculiar system for choosing state judges, including members of the State Supreme Court. They are nominated in partisan primaries. Then they run in the general election but no party labels are on the November ballot. The August … Continue reading
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This story says that the Ohio petition to put former Congresssman Jim Traficant on the November ballot as an independent for U.S. House now is only short 31 signatures. Furthermore, Trumbull County’s Board of Elections is refusing to make a … Continue reading
July 1, 2010 – Volume 26, Number 2 This issue was originally printed on white paper. Table of Contents CALIFORNIA PASSES PROPOSITION 14, REMOVES MINOR PARTIES FROM THE GENERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN UTAH SUPREME COURT OK’s E-SIGNATURES SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR VETOES … Continue reading
James Traficant, a former Democratic member of Congress from Ohio, attempted to run this year as an independent candidate for U.S. House in Ohio’s 17th district. However, he was told that he needed 2,199 valid signatures, and after his petition … Continue reading
The July 20 issue of the Richmond Times-Dispatch has this story about one of the two pending lawsuits against the Virginia residency requirement for petition circulators. The case described in the article is Lux v Rodrigues, 3:10-cv-482, filed July 13 … Continue reading