Green and Libertarian Parties of District of Columbia Nominated All Their 2022 Candidates by Write-in at Primary

The District of Columbia has four ballot-qualified parties: Democratic, Republican, Green, and Libertarian. The name of the Green Party in D.C. is Statehood Green.

At the 2022 primaries, no one filed to appear on the primary ballot of the Green and Libertarian Parties, but both parties nominated candidates in their own primaries via write-in votes. Write-in candidates in primaries have their write-ins counted if they file a declaration of write-in candidacy. There is no minimum number of write-ins needed.

For the districtwide offices, Greens nominated Natale Stracuzzi for Delegate to the U.S. House, Darryl! L. C. Moch for Chair of the City Council, David Schwartzman for City-Council-At-Large, and Joyce Robinson-Paul for “shadow” seat in the U.S. House.

Libertarians nominated Dennis Sobin for Mayor and Bruce Majors for Delegate to the U.S. House.

The Republican Party nominated a full slate of districtwide candidates (except for Attorney General), so it won’t be easy for the Libertarian Party to poll the needed 7,500 votes in the general election for one of the races. Turnout in D.C. general elections in midterm years is very low, because generally people know that Democrats always win, so it takes a higher percentage of the vote to reach 7,500 votes. The only time the Libertarian Party ever met the 7,500-vote threshold in a midterm year was 2018, when Libertarians exceeded it for Mayor, Chair of the City Council, and Attorney General, but in none of those three races was there a Republican running. The Greens in D.C. always meet the vote test, in presidential and midterm years alike.

New York Libertarians File State Court Lawsuit to Validate Statewide Petition

On June 30, the New York Libertarian Party statewide candidates filed a lawsuit in state court, contesting the State Board of Elections decision that the petition is invalid. There are actually two cases, Sharpe v New York State Board of Elections, and Hollister v New York State Board of Elections, but they raise identical points. Here is the filing in the Sharpe case, Albany County Supreme Court 04989-22.

The case will be heard on Monday, July 25, at 9:30 a.m.

U.S. District Court Won’t Stop New Mexico State Proceedings to Remove a County Commissioner for January 6 Actions

On June 28, a U.S. District Court refused to enjoin state court proceedings to remove Couy Griffin from the Otero County, New Mexico, County Commission. The state court proceedings were brought because Griffin was arrested for trespassing in the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Griffin sued to stop the state court proceedings, but the U.S. District Court said the lawsuit is premature because the state proceedings are not over. The federal case is Griffin v White, 2:22cv-362. Here is the order. The case was before U.S. District Court Judge Ken Gonzales, an Obama appointee. Judge Gonzales says Griffin can re-file his federal lawsuit if the state does remove him.

Griffin did not file to run for re-election in 2022. He was elected as a Republican in 2018 from the Second District. He is the founder of Cowboys for Trump.

Griffin has not been convicted of trespassing; that case is pending. The lawsuit to remove him is based on the “insurrection” language of the 14th amendment. That part of the 14th amendment applies to all elective office, not just federal office. UPDATE: he was convicted on June 17. Thanks to the comments for this update.

Watch Matthew Hoh Being Interviewed by Jimmy Dore About North Carolina Democratic Party Attack on Green Party

Matthew Hoh, Green Party nominee for U.S. Senate from North Carolina, is featured in this 23-minute you tube hosted by Jimmy Dore. Hoh describes the attempt by the Democratic Party members of the State Board of Elections to invalidate the Green Party petition, even though the county boards of election already checked the signatures and found the petition had enough valid signatures.