On September 29, the Rhode Island Supreme Court said it won’t hear Russo v Mollis, su-10-339. This is the case filed by the Republican candidate who placed second in this year’s primary for Lieutenant Governor. The winning Republican withdrew from … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2010
Major Texas newspapers and a TV station are sponsoring a gubernatorial debate on October 19. The Democratic, Libertarian and Green Party nominees have accepted. The Republican nominee says he won’t attend unless the Democratic nominee releases his old income tax … Continue reading
The 9th circuit will hear oral arguments in Kelly v McCulloch, 10-35174, on November 5, 2010, in Portland, Oregon. This is the case filed in 2008 against the March petition deadline for non-presidential independent candidates. The non-presidential independent candidate petition … Continue reading
On September 28, a state Superior Court upheld Maine’s requirement that petitions must be physically sent to each town clerk by the candidate or group that is circulating a petition. An independent candidate for Governor, Alex Hammer, had collected the … Continue reading
New Mexico, like three-fourths of the states, requires write-in candidates who want their write-ins tallied to file a declaration of write-in candidacy. The New Mexico Secretary of State has accepted a write-in declaration of candidacy filing from a write-in candidate … Continue reading
On September 28, all three candidates on the ballot for Governor of Connecticut debated each other. See this story. The three nominees are Tom Foley (Republican), Dan Malloy (Democratic-Working Families) and Thomas E. Marsh (Independent Party.) … Continue reading