New York Republicans Face Difficult Choice over Nomination for U.S. House, Eleventh District

Posted on by April 29, 2014
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On April 28, New York city’s only Republican member of the U.S. House, Michael G. Grimm, was indicted for tax evasion. He is the only candidate on the Republican primary ballot this year for the Eleventh District, U.S. House. It is too late for him to withdraw, unless the Republican Party, in its September 2014 judicial nomination conventions, should nominate him for Justice of the New York Supreme Court. Jerry Goldfeder, an expert on New York state election law, has this analysis of the dilemma the party faces.

Mark Fisher, Massachusetts Republican Fighting in Court to Get on Republican Gubernatorial Primary, Proceeding with Petition

Posted on by April 28, 2014
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Mark Fisher, the Republican running for Governor of Massachusetts who was told by the Republican Party that he can’t even try to collect the 10,000 signatures needed, is proceeding with the petition drive anyway. See this story, which says he already has 10,000 raw signatures and expects to obtain enough by the May 6 deadline to have 10,000 valid.

As reported earlier, because the Republican Party ruled he only got 14.785% of the vote at the March state convention (instead of 15%), the Republican Party’s position is that even if he gets the 10,000 signatures, he can’t run. But, a court will decide in June whether the Republican Party is right about that. Fisher got over 15% at the convention if blank votes aren’t counted.

Newspapers Cover Two Libertarian Party State Nominating Conventions

Posted on by April 27, 2014
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On Saturday, April 26, the Libertarian Parties of New York and Kansas held nominating conventions. The results of each convention have been covered. See here for a story in the Wichita Eagle about the Kansas convention, and here for a story in the Albany Times Union about the New York convention. Thanks to Warren Redlich for the New York link.

New Jersey Trial Court Says Election Board Members May Endorse Candidates

Posted on by April 27, 2014
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On April 23, a Superior Court in Essex County, New Jersey, ruled that no law forbids a member of a county Election Board from endorsing a candidate. Here is a link to the 4-page decision in Baraka v Adubato, 2170-14. The decision points out that in New Jersey, parties appoint members to county election boards, so there is no expectation that a board member will be politically neutral. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link.