This newspaper story explains the write-in laws governing presidential elections. It points out that all write-ins in Vermont and six other states are valid, whether the write-in candidate filed a declaration of write-in candidacy or not. It also suggests that many Vermont voters intend to cast a write-in vote for Sanders for President, whether he likes it or not. Such votes will be tallied.
Steven Machat is on the ballot as an independent candidate for U.S. Senate from Florida. The first U.S. Senate debate in that race includes only the Republican and Democratic nominees, and is set for October 14. Machat earlier sued the debate sponsors over their 15% polling standard, but a federal court rejected his lawsuit on procedural grounds. He has refiled the case in state court. See this story. There have been no polls in Florida that include Machat.
Last week a state trial court in New York overturned a decision by the Green Party that James DePasquale is not a bona fide member of the Green Party. As a result, DePasquale is now on the ballot as the Green Party nominee for State Senate, 60th district. See this story.
New York election law permits parties to expel members if the party determines that the member is not a bona fide member. However, parties are obliged to grant due process to such members. The state court ruled that the Green Party didn’t have a fair process.
The well-known blog 538.com has this article on what it would take for Evan McMullin to be sworn in as the next President.
This Huffington Post article by Carl Nettleton suggests that the two major parties might break up in the near future.
