Florida Secretary of State Removes Libertarian Gubernatorial Candidate from Ballot

Posted on by September 4, 2010
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The Florida Secretary of State’s office has removed John Wayne Smith from the November ballot.  He is the Libertarian Party’s candidate for Governor.  The Secretary of State’s office says he didn’t submit all the necessary forms.  However, Smith says he submitted all forms in person on June 17, and he has witnesses and photos of himself submitting the paperwork.  The Secretary of State now says he did submit a form that shows that his Lieutenant Governor running mate, J. J. McCurry, is a registered Libertarian, but says he did not submit another form designating McCurry as Smith’s running mate.  Smith says he has copies of that form, which had been notarized.  Unfortunately he did not get a receipt for each document from the Secretary of State’s office.

Smith was notified about the missing paperwork only one hour before the deadline to have replaced it, and he was unable to do so.  He and McCurry would have been the first gubernatorial ticket on the Florida ballot with the Libertarian party name.

Alaskan Independence Party Chooses New Lieutenant Governor Nominee, Keeps Everyone Guessing About Possible New Gubernatorial Nominee

Posted on by September 4, 2010
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On the evening of August 3, the Alaskan Independence Party nominated Norm Olson for Lieutenant Governor, at a party committee meeting.  However, the meeting did not choose a new gubernatorial nominee.  Don Wright, a party stalwart for decades, had won the party’s gubernatorial primary and he is still the gubernatorial nominee.

However, the press has speculated that the party will replace Wright with someone more prominent, such as Bill Walker, who had lost the Republican gubernatorial primary earlier to the incumbent Republican Governor, Sean Parnell.  Walker favors a natural gas pipeline that is entirely within Alaska, whereas Governor Parnell favors one that runs through Canada to the lower 48 states.  See this story.

August Ballot Access News Print Edition

Posted on by September 4, 2010
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August 1, 2010 – Volume 26, Number 3

This issue was originally printed on gray paper.

Table of Contents

  1. SECOND CIRCUIT SAYS STATES MAY HEAVILY DISCRIMINATE AGAINST INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES IN PUBLIC FUNDING
  2. TEXAS GREENS WIN BALLOT ACCESS CASE
  3. GREEN PARTY LOSES SOUTH CAROLINA FUSION CASE
  4. LEGISLATIVE NEWS
  5. KANSAS VICTORY
  6. MORE LAWSUIT NEWS
  7. 2010 PARTY REVENUE FROM STATE INCOME TAX “CHECK-OFF”
  8. TOTALS FOR THE ENTIRE NATION THROUGH HISTORY, 2000-2010
  9. 2010 PETITIONING FOR STATEWIDE OFFICE
  10. TOM TANCREDO LIKELY TO BE CONSTITUTION PARTY CANDIDATE FOR COLORADO GOVERNOR
  11. THREE OFFICE-HOLDERS BECOME INDEPENDENTS
  12. GEORGIA BALLOT ACCESS LAWS DEFEAT MAINSTREAM INDEPENDENTS
  13. “ANTI-PROHIBITION PARTY” HOPES TO GET ON NEW YORK BALLOT
  14. WISCONSIN GREENS HOPE TO ELECT A STATE LEGISLATOR IN MADISON
  15. SUBSCRIBING TO BAN WITH PAYPAL

North Carolina Will Use Instant Runoff Voting in One Statewide Race

Posted on by September 3, 2010
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On November 2, 2010, North Carolina voters will use Instant Runoff Voting to choose a State Court of Appeals judge.  This is a statewide, non-partisan office.  See this story.  This is probably the first time that any state has used Instant Runoff Voting for a statewide office in a general election.  Many decades ago, a few southern states used IRV for statewide primaries.

Poll Shows Canadian Greens Have Fair Chance to Elect Their First Member of Parliament

Posted on by September 3, 2010
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A poll released on September 3 suggests that the Green Party has a fair chance to elect its first member of the Canadian Parliament.  The poll, for the Saanich-Gulf Islands district just north of Victoria, British Columbia, shows:  Gary Lunn, Conservative, 34%; Elizabeth May, Green Party, 32%; Renee Hetherington, Liberal, 17%; Edith Loring-Kohanga, New Democratic, 17%.  See this story.  The Canadian Green Party has never before elected anyone to Parliament.  The date of the election is not set yet, but it will be this year.