New York Times Story on Independent and Libertarian Candidates in Close Races for Governor and U.S. Senator

Posted on by September 27, 2014
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The September 27 New York Times has this story about independent and Libertarian nominees for Governor and U.S. Senator in close races. The New York Times has a peculiar reluctance to ever mention the Libertarian Party, and this story is rather unusual for that newspaper. However, the reporter insists on assuming that voters who vote Libertarian would be most likely to vote Republican if the Libertarian weren’t in the race, yet in-depth polls this year have generally debunked that assumption.

Races the article does not mention, but could have, are the Arizona, Illinois, and Massachusetts gubernatorial races, and the Kentucky Senate race.

U.S. Supreme Court Wants Response Today (Saturday) in Ohio Early Voting Case

Posted on by September 27, 2014
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On September 25, Ohio state officials asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the decision of the Sixth Circuit that reinstates early voting in the first week of October and also reinstates early voting on the Sunday and Monday before election day. On September 26, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan asked the NAACP to respond. The NAACP response is due on Saturday, July 27, at 5 p.m. The case is Husted v Ohio State Conference of the NAACP, 14A336.

September 2014 Ballot Access News Print Edition

Posted on by September 27, 2014
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Ballot Access News
September 1, 2014 – Volume 30, Number 4

This issue was printed on pink paper.

Table of Contents

  1. MINOR PARTIES AND INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES WIN FOUR CONSTITUTIONAL ELECTION LAWSUITS DURING AUGUST
  2. CALIFORNIA BALLOT ACCESS BILL SIGNED
  3. MICHIGAN WIN
  4. SIXTH CIRCUIT SAYS TENNESSEE BALLOT ACCESS CASE NEEDS MORE EVIDENCE
  5. ILLINOIS GREEN PARTY DECISION IS MIXED
  6. OREGON CITIZENS REVIEW PANEL OPPOSES TOP-TWO MEASURE
  7. NEW JERSEY MAJOR PARTIES MAY LOSE BALLOT COLUMNS
  8. NEW MEXICO LOSS
  9. OTHER LAWSUIT NEWS
  10. 2014 PARTY REVENUE FROM STATE INCOME TAX “CHECK-OFF”
  11. TOTALS FOR THE ENTIRE NATION THROUGH HISTORY, 2000-2014
  12. 2014 PETITIONING FOR STATEWIDE OFFICE
  13. MAJOR PARTIES MISS FILING DEADLINE IN TWO ALABAMA COUNTIES
  14. HAWAII GOVERNOR, SUPPORTER OF STATE’S OPEN PRIMARY, DEFEATED FOR RE-ELECTION IN OPEN PRIMARY
  15. CONNECTICUT MINOR PARTIES USE FUSION FOR GOVERNOR RACE
  16. TAX WALL STREET PARTY
  17. TENNESSEE STATE SENATOR SWITCHES FROM REPUBLICAN TO INDEPENDENT
  18. ALASKA PRIMARIES FOR LIBERTARIAN, ALASKAN INDEPENDENCE PARTIES
  19. SUBSCRIBING TO BAN WITH PAYPAL

Rent is 2 Damn High Party, and Life & Justice Party, Removed from New York Gubernatorial Ballot

Posted on by September 26, 2014
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On September 26, the Rent is 2 Damn High Party petition for New York Governor was held invalid. See this story. The story does not mention another ticket, the candidacy of Michael J. Carey under the label “Life & Justice”; but according to the New York State Board of Elections web page, that petition was also invalidated.

As a result, there are five candidates on the New York November ballot for Governor: Democratic incumbent Andrew Cuomo (who is also the nominee of the Working Families, Independence, and Women’s Equality Parties); Republican Rob Astorino (who is also the nominee of the Conservative and Stop Common Core Parties); Green Party nominee Howie Hawkins; Libertarian nominee Michael McDermott; and the Sapient Party nominee, Steven Cohn. Cohn’s running mate is Bobby Kalotee, who held himself out as the national chair of the Reform Party for a brief period in 2008. At that time, he proclaimed that the Reform Party had endorsed Republican nominee John McCain for President.

Cuomo says he believes any gubernatorial debate should include all five candidates. Astorino says he believes Hawkins should be in the debates.

Alaska State Court Rules in Favor of Joint Independent-Democratic Ticket for Governor & Lieutenant Governor

Posted on by September 26, 2014
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On September 26, an Alaska state trial court ruled in favor of the joint independent-Democratic ticket for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, and against the Republican Party official who brought the lawsuit. Earlier this month the Democratic nominee for Governor withdrew, and became the Lieutenant Governor running mate for independent gubernatorial candidate Bill Walker. A Republican Party official filed a lawsuit against the Elections Division and against the joint ticket. He argued the Democratic Party should be forced to keep its gubernatorial nominee on the November ballot. He also argued that the independent gubernatorial candidate had no right to choose any replacement Lieutenant Governor candidate to replace his original nominee, who had withdrawn to facilitate the fusion arrangement. See this story.

The case is Strait v Fenumiai, 3AN-14-09199-ci. Here is the oral decision.