Newspaper Story About the Other New Mexico Constitution Party Ballot Access Lawsuit

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The Rock River Times has this story about the other Constitution Party ballot access lawsuit against New Mexico (not the case that was won on December 9 against the April petition deadline). The other case, now pending in the New Mexico Supreme Court, challenges the Secretary of State’s decision to remove the Constitution Party and the Green Party from the 2014 ballot.

The Rock River Times is not a New Mexico newspaper, but hopefully this same story, or one similar to it, is also running in New Mexico newspapers.

Some Louisiana Voters File Federal Lawsuit to Force U.S. House District Boundary Changes

Posted on by December 9, 2013
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On November 25, three Louisiana voters filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court, alleging that the boundaries of some of the U.S. House districts constitute a “racial gerrymander”, especially the boundaries of the 2nd district, which is the only Louisiana district represented by a Democrat. The case is Buckley v Schedler, middle district, 3:13cv-763. The attorney for the voters is a former state chair of the Louisiana Democratic Party. See this story, which has a map of the districts.

Alaska Dispatch, Well-Known Politics News Source for Alaska, Has Article by Independent Gubernatorial Candidate Bill Walker

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The Alaska Dispatch is Alaska’s leading online-only news site. On December 8 it carried this article by Bill Walker, who is running for Governor in 2014 as an independent candidate. He is a former Mayor of Valdez, an expert in legal issues involving oil and gas, and had run for Governor in 2010 in the Republican primary, where he polled 33%, placing second in a six-candidate field. Walker’s campaign web page is www.billwalkerforgovernor.com.

Bill Bozarth, Well-Known Atlanta Civic Leader, Will Run for Georgia Legislature as an Independent

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Bill Bozarth will run for the Georgia House of Representatives in 2014 as an independent candidate. See this story. He was an IBM business executive leader until 1995, and since then has held other jobs in the IT industry. He was Executive Director of Georgia Common Cause 2002-2010. He is a member of the Atlanta Citizens Review Board and has lived in Atlanta since 1988.

The story has links to Bozarth’s campaign web page.

Andre Bauer, South Carolina’s Lieutenant Governor 2002-2010, May Run for Governor as an Independent

Posted on by December 9, 2013
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According to this story, Andre Bauer may be an independent candidate for Governor of South Carolina in 2014. He was elected Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina as a Republican in 2002 and re-elected in 2006. The Governor who was elected in 2002 and 2006 was Mark Sanford. In South Carolina, Governor and Lieutenant Governor are elected separately.

South Carolina has never had an independent candidate for Governor on a government-printed ballot. South Carolina has only had government-printed ballots since 1950. Before 1950, ballots were privately prepared. South Carolina has a straight-ticket device, so if Bauer does run as an independent, he will be injured by the device. Independent candidates don’t have a straight-ticket device. Voters who use the straight-ticket device might vote without even seeing Bauer’s name on the ballot.

Conceivably Bauer could run as a minor party candidate. Americans Elect is still ballot-qualified in South Carolina, as is the Independence Party. Thanks to PoliticalWire for the link.