The New York state League of Women Voters is trying to organize a gubernatorial debate, and has invited all five candidates who are on the ballot. All but the incumbent Democrat, Andrew Cuomo, have accepted. See this story. The five candidates are the nominees of the Democratic, Republican, Green, Libertarian, and SAM Parties.
The Wyoming gubernatorial nominees of the Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, and Constitution Parties debated each other on October 18. The debate was televised. See these pictures.
An independent candidate for County Clerk of Miami County, Indiana, had been put on the November ballot, but then it was discovered she is not eligible. The county will reprint its ballots to remove her name. See this story.
On October 18, the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, removed the two Democratic Party nominees for Justice of the Supreme Court, 13th district, from the ballot. The 13th district encompasses Staten Island. Voters are electing two members. See this story. One of the two Democratic nominees, Orlando Marrazzo is still on the ballot as the Reform Party nominee. The Working Families Party did not make any nominations in this district.
On October 19, the Appellate Division restored the four Republican nominees for Supreme Court Justice, 5th district, in the Syracuse area. The lower court had removed them because the law says that the person who convenes the nominating convention cannot be the same person as the person who chairs the nominating meeting.
On October 19, Alaska Governor Bill Walker, an independent, dropped his bid for re-election and asked voters to vote for Mark Begich, the Democratic nominee. Walker is the nation’s only independent Governor. See this story. Thanks to Scott Kohlhaas for this news.
