On October 1, a 3-judge panel of the Shawnee County District Court ruled that the Democratic Party need not run anyone for U.S. Senate if it doesn’t wish to. Here is the 22-page decision in Orel v Kansas Democratic Party, 14-cv-958. The panel said the law is ambiguous, but in any event it would be far too burdensome on the Democratic Party if it were required to nominate someone this late in the process. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link.
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Edited By Richard Winger
1. Where is that MODEL Election Law with ALL of the flow chart possibilities ???
2. KS stuff — another variation of top 2 ???
i.e. if the Ds or Rs have a clunkhead candidate, then have the candidate quit and have a reserve *independent* lurking under a rock who is the D or R secret weapon candidate ???
3. Abolish the time bomb USA Senate — with its many blowhard Senators from below average States.
4. P.R. and nonpartisan App.V.
At least this is a right won by a state political party and the good possibility that another Independent will serve in the U.S. Senate.
If Mr. Orman is elected, it will be interesting to see if he remains a Independent and stands for re-election in 2020 as a Independent.
Richard can correct me if I am wrong, but I think every one who was elected to the U.S. Senate as a Independent in the last two decades has remained as one and sought re-election as one.