Parker Griffith will run for U.S. House, 5th district, in 2014, as an independent. He is already circulating his petition. He was elected as a Democrat in 2008, from the same Alabama district, but in 2009 he changed his affiliation to be a Republican, and then was defeated by another Republican in the 2010 primary. See this story. Thanks to Tony Roza for the link.
Every three months, the Arizona Secretary of State releases a new voter registration tally. The October 1, 2013 figures are here. The link also shows the July 1, 2013 totals. The state’s three qualified minor parties have all increased their totals, even though the number of registered voters has declined. The number of independent voters has also increased. The number of registered Democrats and the number of registered Republicans are lower than they were three months earlier.
On October 31, U.S. District Court Judge William Haynes put the Tennessee Libertarian Party nominee for state legislature in Memphis on the ballot with the label “Libertarian”. If the injunction had not been issued, then the candidate, James Tomasik, would have been on the ballot as an independent instead. The case is Tomasik v Goins, 3:13cv-1118. The election is being held on November 21, to fill the vacant State House seat, 91st district. More details later.
UPDATE: here is a newspaper story about the decision, from the Memphis Flyer. Here is another article, from the Tennesseean.
Lee Wrights will formally declare his candidacy for the Texas Libertarian gubernatorial nomination, according to this story. Also seeking the nomination are Kathie Glass, who was the party’s gubernatorial nominee in 2010, and Gene Chapman. In 2010, Glass polled 2.19%. Wrights is probably best-known for placing second for president at the Libertarian national convention 2012. Gary Johnson was nominated with 419 votes, and Wrights placed second with 152.
Florida Governor Rick Scott has determined that the special election to fill the vacant U.S. House seat, 13th district, will be March 11. See this story.
