Ralph Nader dropped his legal bid to get his name printed on Idaho’s general election ballot.
The decision to drop the latest lawsuit came just a day before a court hearing on the Nader claim that petition signatures were wrongly disqualified.
Nader did file papers to be a write-in on November second. As a write-in four years ago, he got two and a half percent of Idaho’s presidential vote.
The court did not issue an opinion. Instead, it filed a brief order rejecting Nader’s motion asking the high court to get involved.
The Nader campaign still is seeking relief from the 7th Circuit.
Both Washington and California voters will be voting on whether to restrict the general election ballot (for office other than president) to only two candidates. Ralph Nader, campaigning in Washington state, again reiterated his opposition to the “top two” initiative in Washington state.
Both Washington and California voters will be voting on whether to restrict the general election ballot (for office other than president) to only two candidates. Ralph Nader, campaigning in Washington state, again reiterated his opposition to the “top two” initiative in Washington state.
Former congressman and former independent presidential candidate John B. Anderson, who got 7% for president as an independent candidate in 1980, has asked California voters to reject Prop. 62. In a letter released on Oct. 19, Anderson said:
“I urge the voters of California to vote No on Prop. 62. It would clearly result in a general election ballot where the only names would be of the two major parties, the Democrats and the Republicans.
“California voters would never have the option of voting for an independent or minor party candidate, no matter how attractive they might be as an alternative. Such a lock-up of the political process would be harmful to democracy, and it must be defeated.”
