On August 4, Gravis Polls released Wisconsin poll results. The only minor party or independent candidate included in any of the Wisconsin polls is the State Treasurer’s race. The results: Republican Randy Melchert 39%, Democrat Dave Leeper 31%, Green Party nominee Ron Hardy 12%, undecided or other 18%. See here.

There are also Libertarian and Constitution Party nominees for that office. The pollsters probably decided to include Hardy because he is a Winnebago County Supervisor. He was elected in 2012 and has already been re-elected in 2014. The office is non-partisan. Thanks to Michael for the link.

On July 30, the Tennessee Libertarian Party filed a federal lawsuit, seeking to require that its gubernatorial nominee, Daniel Lewis, be listed on the ballot as “Libertarian” instead of “independent.” Lewis v Goins, 3:14cv-1565, middle district.

On the evening of August 1, Cherokee County (Georgia) officials announced that independent candidate Carolyn Cosby had enough valid signatures on her independent candidate petition to be on the ballot for Chair of the County Commission. See this story.

County election officials, according to the story, were overburdened by having to check the 7,722 signatures she submitted. She needed 5,982 valid signatures, and 6,012 were held valid. The process lasted from July 8 until August 1. Cosby will be the only candidate on the November ballot other than the Republican nominee.

During the petition drive, complaints were filed against Cosby for petitioning on post office sidewalks. See this story. Technically, circulators can stand on interior postal sidewalks with petition clipboards, but if anyone wants to sign, the circulator and signer must leave the sidewalk and go someplace else while the voter signs.

Cherokee County has a population of 214,346 and is north of Atlanta.