An Arizona initiative to provide that the state would join the National Popular Vote compact appears not to have enough signatures. July 5 was the deadline for statewide initiatives, and according to this article, only four different initiatives submitted signatures, not including the National Popular Vote initiative.
Willie Lee Wilson was a candidate for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination. In 2017 he sued the Democratic National Committee over his belief that the national party had injured his campaign. On June 22, U.S. District Court Judge Trevor McFadden allowed part of Wilson’s case to proceed, although the judge dismissed other parts.
The allegations for which evidence can now be presented are: (1) Even though Wilson was invited to a multi-candidate campaign rally in South Carolina, Democratic National Committee officials allowed Secret Service agents on Hillary Clinton’s detail to use the threat of force to keep Wilson off the stage; (2) the party refused to allow Wilson to enter into a contract to obtain the party’s voter registration files. Here is the 14-page ruling in Wilson v DNC Services Corporation, D.C., 1:17cv-730.
The New Mexico Libertarian Party has received permission to pay for a recount of its primary write-ins for Governor. The party had no candidate for Governor on the primary ballot, but it had a write-in candidate. The initial tally said he failed to poll as many as 230 write-ins, which is the minimum number needed for a valid nomination. See this story. The recount is costing the party $8,500.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer has this news story about the Ohio Libertarian Party’s submitting 103,000 signatures to get back on the ballot.
At the June 2018 primary for the California U.S. House race, 11th district, there were two Democrats, one Republican, and one independent on the ballot. The incumbent Democratic congressman, Mark DeSaulnier, placed first. Second was the Republican, John Fitzgerald. Here is a link to the semi-official election returns.
According to this story, Fitzgerald is a holocaust denier who had previously run for the same seat as a Democrat. Thanks to Political Wire for the link.
