On Wednesday, September 9, the Libertarian Party candidates for the countywide executive posts of Suffolk County, New York, filed a lawsuit in state court, seeking to sbow that they do have enough valid signatures. The candidates petitioned for County Treasurer, District Attorney, and Sheriff. If the petition challenge is not overturned in court, the voters of Suffolk County, one of the most populous counties in New York state, will face one-candidate elections for those offices. All five of the qualified parties of New York nominated or cross-endorsed the incumbents. The case is Kosin v Geier.

John Gray, Mayor of Greenland, Arkansas, said on September 6 that he will seek the Green Party nomination for U.S. Senate in 2010. Gray has a Masters Degree in physics and is an expert in atomic energy, which he opposes. See this story. Greenland has a population of approximately 1,000 and is in northwest Arkansas.

Ballot Access News has just learned that the New Hampshire legislature made ballot access more restrictive this year. The legislature passed a bill that makes it illegal to circulate candidate petitions during an odd year. Thanks to Howard Wilson for this news.