Lyle Denniston in this column asks what is taking so long for the U.S. Supreme Court to respond to the Pennsylvania Republican legislators’ request to countermand the new U.S. House districts, and use the old ones. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the link.
The Secretary of State of Nevada has posted this list of candidates for the 2018 election. The list only includes offices for which candidates file with the Secretary of State. U.S. House districts and legislative districts entirely in one county file with the county elections office, so they are not on this list.
The petition deadline for independent candidates is not until June 3, but Nevada requires non-presidential independent candidates to file a declaration of candidacy by March.
Here is a list of all candidates for California statewide office who will be on the June 5, 2018 ballot. It is posted on the Tulare County elections web page.
For U.S. Senate, there are 32 candidates: nine Democrats, ten Republicans, ten independents, one Libertarian, one Peace & Freedom, one Constitution. The Constitution Party member will have “party preference: none” because the Constitution Party is not a qualified party.
For Governor, there are 28 candidates: eleven Democrats, five Republicans, seven independents, two Libertarians, two Greens, one Peace & Freedom.
Lieutenant Governor, ten candidates: four Democrats, three Republicans, two independents, and one Libertarian.
Secretary of State, eight: two Democrats, two Republicans, one Libertarian, two Greens, one Peace & Freedom.
Controller, three: one Democrat, one Republican, one Peace & Freedom.
Treasurer, four: two Democrats, one Republican, one Peace & Freedom.
Attorney General, five: two Democrats, one Republican, two independents.
Insurance Commissioner, five: two Democrats, one independent, one Peace & Freedom.
Election systems in which all candidates (from all parties) appear on a single primary ballot generally tend to be crowded for U.S. Senator and Governor. The number of candidates for U.S. Senate in past California primaries has been: 1998 thirteen; 2000 fifteen; 2012 twentyfour; 2016 thirtyfour. California had a blanket primary in 1998 and 2000, in which all candidates appeared on a single primary ballot, and the top vote-getter from each party qualified for the November ballot.
On March 16, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper appointed eight members to the State Board of Elections. See this press release from the Governor’s office. The ninth member, who must be someone who is neither a Democrat or a Republican, can’t be appointed until the new board members meet and propose someone.
Now that the Board has members again, it should be possible for the Green Party to be recognized as a qualified party.
According to this story, the Republican Party of Jefferson County, West Virginia, seems to feel that it might be illegal for anyone running in a Republican primary to communicate with Democratic voters, asking them to switch their registration from Democratic to independent so as to be able to choose a Republican primary ballot and vote for the candidate who asked them to switch. Independents can vote in major party primaries in West Virginia.
The Republican candidate who did this has a primary opponent, and the opponent is on the Republican Party County Committee.
