Chad Taylor, the Democratic Senate nominee in Kansas, has sued Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R) to get his name removed from the ballot in November.
Kobach ruled last week that Taylor’s name would not be removed from the ballot in November despite his announcement that he would withdraw from the race. Taylor had previously said that he would challenge Kobach’s decision, and the Associated Press reported Tuesday that he had filed a petition in the Kansas Supreme Court naming Kobach as the defendant.
Taylor’s decision to drop out of his campaign against incumbent Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) was seen as clearing the field for independent candidate Greg Orman, who has been polling strongly against Roberts. But Kobach declared last week that Taylor had not meant the legal requirement to withdraw from the ballot by stating that he would be incapable of serving if elected.
Kind of off topic, but I noticed this morning on the news a Democrat is ahead of Kobach in the polls. I think these morons have pissed off the voters in this here lilttle old red state.
I may develop a popcorn allergy from this election season.
Brownback dustbowled the budget with his magic tax cuts. Now Kobach has stirred up the farmer’s morning coffee meetings by using his official power to influence the election in a state full of particularly independent voters who may very well take issue with his ham handed tactics. Pollsters are saying K R’s could go 0 for 3 in an election year when R’s are hoping for a big sweep. R politicians really should stick with their policy of doing nothing.
“had not meant the legal requirement”
I believe you meant to use the word “met.” Which means, of course, that you haven’t meant acceptable standards of editing for articles, even those on-line … just teasing ;).
I’m absolutely not kidding when I say they don’t ‘meant’ standard editing practices. Hell, they haven’t met minimal or any editing standards at all. They don’t even use spell check.
There isn’t a writer here, Josh included, that would make it past my third grade spelling bees, my high school English teacher, or much less ENG 101 at any one of Sarah Palin’s alma mater’s (or would that be alma’s mater? Hmm, stuck by my own petard.)
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When will the court hear the petition?