The first batch of candidates hoping to replace former Representative Jesse L. Jackson Jr. turned in candidacy petitions on Thursday to the Illinois Board of Elections.
By her own count, Mrs Frye's "write-in" candidacy received the support of more than 155,000 voters.
Abstaining or submitting a blank ballot or supporting a write-in candidacy are not fundamentally undemocratic actions, as you suggest.
The suit was filed on behalf of a resident who said the write-in candidacy of City Councilwoman Donna Frye was illegal.
Instead, Murkowski is contemplating a write-in candidacy, a dim prospect that became slightly brighter when election officials allowed that they would probably count "Lisa M".
Mr. Golisano has mounted a write-in candidacy against Mr. Pataki, a Republican, in the Conservative Party primary, but the governor is widely expected to win that one easily.
There had been talk that McConnell and his colleagues might help mount a write-in candidacy, or take some other measure to block Moore.
A second lawsuit, filed by Murphy backers, questions the legality of Ms. Frye's write-in candidacy; it will be heard on Nov. 30.
Nathalie Dupree, a prominent Charleston chef and cookbook author, is announcing her write-in candidacy Thursday in an 11th-hour challenge to Senator Jim DeMint, the Republican incumbent, and Alvin Greene, the unemployed Democratic nominee.
Measuring support for a write-in candidacy is difficult, especially when it is still hypothetical.
Murkowski's Write-in Candidacy and Other Significant Third Party Candidates Posted: September 22 , 2010
