Three-Party Debates in Utah

Two minor party candidates for U.S. House have been invited to debate their major party opponents in Utah. The debates are conducted by the Utah Debate Commission, which bases its invitations on polls that the Commission itself conducts.

Constitution Party nominee Cassie Easley, running in the Second District, will debate her major party opponents on October 14.

United Utah Party nominee January Walker, running in the Fourth District, will debate her major party opponents on October 12.

There are no minor party or independent candidates in the First District. In the Third District, there are three minor party nominees but none of them scored high enough in the polls. They are from the Libertarian, Constitution, and Independent American Parties. See this story.

Florida Secretary of State Posts Candidate List for 2022

The Florida Secretary of State website has this list of candidates for federal and state office for 2022. The list includes candidates who ran in the primary and lost, so it must be read carefully.

The Libertarian Party has nominees for Governor, U.S. Senator, and two U.S. House seats. The Green Party has two legislative nominees. The Constitution Party has one legislative nominee.

District of Columbia Board of Elections Posts Sample Ballots

The District of Columbia Board of Elections has posted sample ballots for the November 8, 2022. See the ward six ballot here.

The Green Party is well-positioned to keep its qualified status. It has nominees for Delegate to the U.S. House, Chairman of the City Council, and At-Large member of the City Council. The party needs 7,500 votes for any one of them. The Green Party also has a candidate for Shadow U.S. Representative, but that race doesn’t count for retention.

The Libertarian Party has nominees for Delegate to the House, and Mayor. It won’t be easy for the Libertarian Party to get 7,500 votes for either office, because the Republican Party has nominees for both offices as well. In midterm years the turnout in D.C. is low, so the vote test, realistically, is more difficult to meet in midterm years than in presidential years. Only once before did the Libertarian Party poll enough votes in D.C. in a midterm year, and that was in 2018, when the party got 7,569 for Mayor and 18,708 for Chair of the City Council. Republicans didn’t run for either of those offices in 2018.

Michigan Supreme Court Denies Ballot Access Relief to Candidates for City Council Over Paperwork

On September 14, the Michigan Supreme Court refused any relief to candidates for Highland Park city council who were left off the ballot because they didn’t check a box on paperwork. The blank question asked if the candidate is running as a party member or as an independent candidate. Many candidates didn’t check the box because they assumed it only applies to partisan elections. Elections for city office in Highland Park are nonpartisan.

Here is the order in Davis v Highland Park City Clerk, 164564. The City Clerk had tried to intervene on behalf of the candidates. The vote was 5-2. As a result of the decision, there are fewer candidates on the ballot than there are vacancies to be filled by the election.