This article from Washington state focuses on Julie Anderson, an independent candidate this year for Secretary of State. She is the Auditor of a populous county, but as the article says, she is still not likely to win, even though she has the second-highest campaign treasury.
The article quotes Anderson as saying that no independent Secretary of State has been elected in any state since 1914, but actually North Dakota elected an independent candidate Secretary of State in 2018.
Reason writer Eric Boehm has this truly comprehensive article about Georgia ballot access rules for minor party and independent candidates for U.S. House.
The Michigan State Court of Appeals that is handling the case over the “insurrection” clause is being expedited. All the briefs will have been filed by Wednesday, July 20. This is the case over whether Ryan Kelley is eligible to run for Governor of Michigan. He is a leading Republican, and might win the August 2 primary. Estes v Secretary of State, 362168.
Because the primary ballots have already been printed, the plaintiffs urge that if they win the case, and if Kelley wins the primary, that he be barred from the general election ballot. Estes had been arrested recently concerning his actions at the national Capitol on January 6, 2021.
On July 15, the California Secretary of State released the Statement of Votes for the June 7, 2022 primary. This is the first opportunity for the public to know the write-in totals. Eleven write-in candidates for legislature placed second, and thus will be on the November 2022 ballot. Of course, in all eleven instances, there was only one candidate whose name was on the primary ballot.
The eleven write-in candidates who will advance include eight Republicans, one Democrat, one Libertarian, and one independent.
The Republican write-in candidates who will advance are in these districts: State Senate 24, State Senate 26, and these Assembly districts: 14, 18, 41, 43, 48, and 54.
The Democrat advanced in Assembly district 9.
The Libertarian advanced in Assembly district 8.
The independent advanced in Assembly district 59.
On July 15, U.S. District Court Judge James C. Dever set a status conference for the North Carolina Green Party ballot access case. It will be Monday, July 18, at 8:30 a.m. in Raleigh. The two-page scheduling order includes some language that suggests the judge considers ballot access for minor parties to be an essential element of voting rights. See it here.
