On December 5, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Hinkle upheld the Democratic National Committee’s right to deprive Florida Democrats of any delegates to the national convention. The judge ruled immediately after the hearing. The case is Nelson v Dean, northern district, 4:07-cv-427-RH.
On December 5, at 5 pm central time, filing closed for Republicans running in the Illinois presidential primary. Candidates needed 3,000 signatures. The Illinois State Board of Elections web site shows that the following Republicans filed: Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, Alan Keyes, John McCain, James Creighton Mitchell, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, Tom Tancredo, and Fred Thompson.
The web site shows that Mike Huckabee did not file until 4:56 pm on November 5. The State Board of Elections did not post notice that he had filed for 45 minutes. An earlier post here wondered if Huckabee had filed, but he did.
Oklahoma’s presidential primary filing ended on December 5. Candidates were required to pay $2,500. Eleven Republicans and seven Democrats filed. The most notable candidate who didn’t file was Joe Biden.
Republicans who filed are Jerry Curry of Haymarket, Virginia; Daniel Gilbert of North Carolina; and the candidates who have been generally getting on presidential primary ballots: Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, Duncan Hunter, Alan Keyes, John McCain, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, Tom Tancredo, and Fred Thompson.
Democrats who filed are Jim Rogers of Midwest City, Oklahoma; and these candidates who have generally been getting on primary ballots: Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, John Edwards, Dennis Kucinich, Barack Obama, and Bill Richardson.
Oklahoma’s presidential primary filing ended on December 5. Candidates were required to pay $2,500. Eleven Republicans and seven Democrats filed. The most notable candidate who didn’t file was Joe Biden.
Republicans who filed are Jerry Curry of Haymarket, Virginia; Daniel Gilbert of North Carolina; and the candidates who have been generally getting on presidential primary ballots: Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, Duncan Hunter, Alan Keyes, John McCain, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, Tom Tancredo, and Fred Thompson.
Democrats who filed are Jim Rogers of Midwest City, Oklahoma; and these candidates who have generally been getting on primary ballots: Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, John Edwards, Dennis Kucinich, Barack Obama, and Bill Richardson.
In 2004, Ralph Nader as well as the Constitution Party both challenged Hawaii ballot access laws in federal court. The lawsuit alleged that it is not even rational for Hawaii to require five times as many signatures for an independent presidential candidate, as for an entire new party.
This is especially true in Hawaii, where new parties must nominate by primary. When a new party qualifies in Hawaii, the state must print up separate primary ballots for it.
For years, the federal court in Hawaii has been postponing this case, waiting for the State Supreme Court to issue a ruling in a related case also filed by Nader and the Constitution Party. But the federal court is tired of waiting for the State Supreme Court, and has set a hearing on March 4, 2008. The case also challenges petition-checking procedures in Hawaii.
