In 2016, an independent candidate for U.S. House in Illinois filed a lawsuit against the 5% petition requirement for that office. Gill v Scholz, central district, 3:16cv-3221. The trial will be held in U.S. District Court on September 18, 2018, more than a year from now.
The Saturday, July 8, print edition of The New York Times has this op-ed in support of HR 3057, the Congressman Don Beyer bill for proportional representation for most states in U.S. House elections. The co-authors are Rob Richie of Fairvote, and Reihan Salam, editor of National Review.
The authors of the op-ed did not choose the title.
The Washington Post has this op-ed by Norm Leahy, urging that this year, the Libertarian nominee for Governor of Virginia be included in at least some of the gubernatorial debates.
This story explains that neither bill for the National Popular Vote Plan will pass in the Oregon Senate this year.
Virginia elects 100 members of its legislative lower house on November 7, 2017. Here is the list of candidates. There are 28 districts with no Republican nominee, but only 13 districts with no Democratic nominee.
The Green Party has nominees in five districts. The Libertarian Party has nominees in four districts. Seven districts have an independent candidate.
