This article in Harvard Political Review discusses the problems faced by independent candidates. It suggests ranked-choice voting and a fair policy by the news media would help them. The Harvard Political Review is a quarterly publication of the Harvard Institute of Politics, and has existed in 1969. All its articles are written by Harvard undergraduates.
On October 19, the Missouri Supreme Court refused to disturb a ruling of a lower court, that suspended the new Missouri law on voter identification at the polls. See this story.
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.
