The Aquarian Agrarian: ballot

Showing posts with label ballot. Show all posts

Saturday, October 31, 2020

Independent and Minor Party Candidates on the Ballot in Illinois on November 3rd, 2020

URGING ALL MINOR PARTY SUPPORTERS AND INDEPENDENT VOTERS IN ILLINOIS

TO WORK TOGETHER ELECTING THESE CANDIDATES ON NOVEMBER 3RD

TO PUT BOTH THE DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN PARTIES OUT OF POWER

LIBERTARIANS, GREENS, AND INDEPENDENTS

ON THE BALLOT IN ILLINOIS

Candidates for U.S. President Who Were Nominated by Parties

- Jo Jorgensen (Libertarian) [on ballot]
- Howie Hawkins (Green) [on ballot]
- Gloria LaRiva (Party for Socialism and Liberation) [on ballot]
- Brian Carroll (American Solidarity) [on ballot]

Registered Write-In Candidates for President in Illinois

* Note: Write-in candidates for president must be officially registered in Illinois according to state law. Votes for Jesse Ventura, Kanye West, Mickey Mouse, and other non-registered candidates will not be considered valid in Illinois.

Candidates on Ballots in a Significant Number of States:

- Jade Simmons (Independent) [write-in]
- Phil Andrew Collins (Prohibition) [write-in]
- Don Blankenship (Constitution) [write-in]

Candidates Running in Illinois Only, or Just a Few States:

- Barbara Ruth Bellar (Republican) [write-in]
- Eric C. “R19” Boddie (Non-Affiliated) [write-in]
- Todd Cella (Independent) [write-in]
- Mark Robert Charles (Independent) [write-in]
- Randall Patrick Foltyniewicz [write-in]
- Shawn W. Howard [write-in] (w/ Alyssa C. Howard for V.P.)
- Princess Khadijah Maryam Jacob-Fambro (Independent)
- Kevin McKee [write-in]
- David Jeffrey Nash [write-in]
- Bryan Robinson [write-in]
- Deborah Ann “Debbie” Rouse (Non-Affiliated) [write-in]
- Mary Ruth Caro Simmons [write-in]
- James Timothy Struck [write-in]
- Marcus Errellius Sykes [write-in]
- Joseph Kishore Tanniru [write-in]
- Kasey J. Wells (Independent) [write-in]
- Andy Hope Williams, Jr. [write-in]

Candidates for United States Senator

Candidates on the Ballot:

- Daniel F. “Daniel” Malouf (Libertarian Party) [on ballot]

- David N. Black (Green Party) [on ballot]

- Willie F. Wilson (Willie Wilson Party) [on ballot]

Registered Write-In Candidates:

- Kevin Keely [write-in]

- Albert A. Schaal [write-in]

- Lowell Martin Seida [write-in]
___________________________________________________________________________________

Candidates for United States Representative from Illinois, by District #

District 1:

- Ruth Pellegrini (Independent) [write-in]

District 4:

- Ruben Sosa (Independent) [write-in]

District 5:

- Tom Wilda (Green)
- Frank Rowder (Independent)

District 6:

- Bill Redpath (Libertarian)

District 7:

- Tracy Jennings (Independent)
- Richard Mayers [write-in]
- Deirdre N. McCloskey [write-in]

District 8:

- Preston G. Nelson (Libertarian)

District 10:

- David Rych (Libertarian)
- Joseph W. “Joe” Kopsick (Mutualist) [write-in]
- Bradley Heinz (Independent) [apparently dropped out; possibly still running]

District 11:

- Jon Harlson (Libertarian; unknown whether formally nominated by party) [write-in]

District 14:

- Joseph Monack [write-in]

District 16:

- Roy Jones [write-in]
- Branden “Brad” McCullough (Libertarian; unknown whether formally nominated) [write-in]

Candidates for Illinois General Assembly, by District #

[No; that's not a mistake having to do with the previous section;
no independent nor third party candidates in districts 1-16 were found]

District 17:

- Chris Kruger (Green)

District 18:

- Sean Matlis (Independent)

District 19:

- Joseph Schreiner (Libertarian)

District 28:

- Paris Walker Thomas (Independent) [write-in]

District 44:

- Todd Zimmerman (Independent) [write-in]

District 45:

- Michael Camerer [may be an independent write-in candidate; unknown; check online]

District 52:

- Alia Sarfraz (Green)

District 55:

- Glenn Olofson (Libertarian)

District 70:

- Sasha Cohen (Libertarian or independent; unknown) [write-in]
[Also running for DeKalb County Board from District 05]

District 78:

- Joshua Flynn (Libertarian)

District 80:

- Clayton Cleveland (Libertarian)

District 85:

- Anna Schiefelbein (Green)

District 87:

- Angel Sides (Green)

District 88:

- Kenneth Allison (Libertarian)

- John Cook (Independent)

District 89:

- Alexander Haas (Constitution or independent; unknown) [may be a write-in candidate]

District 92:

- Chad Grimm (Libertarian)

District 96:

- John Keating (Green)

District 100:

- Ralph Sides (Pro-Gun Pro-Life Party)

- Thomas Kuna-Jacob (Bull Moose or independent; unknown) [may be a write-in]

District 103:

- Brad Bielert (Libertarian)

District 110:

- Kody Czerwonka (Independent)

District 113:

- Mark Elmore (Libertarian)
- Ryan Musick (Constitution)

District 115:

- Ian Peak (Libertarian)

- Randy Auxier (Green)

District 117:

- Scott M. Schluter (Libertarian or independent; unknown) [may be a write-in]

Candidates for County-Level Positions, by County

Cook County
- State's Attorney - Brian Dennehy (Libertarian)
- Metropolitan Water Reclamation District:
- Tammie Vinson (Green)
- Troy Hernandez (Green)
- Rachel Wales (Green)

DeKalb County
- County Board 05 - Sasha Cohen (Libertarian) [Also running for Illinois State Assembly from District 70]

DeWitt County
- Circuit Clerk - Nathan Florey (Libertarian)

Jackson County
- Circuit Clerk - Jessica Bradshaw (Green)
- County Board 03 - Joshua Hellman (Green)
- County Board 04 - Rich Whitney (Green)
- County Board 06 - Charlie Howe (Green)

Kankakee County
- Auditor - Kyle Evans (Libertarian)
- Circuit Clerk - Nicole Scott (Libertarian)
- County Board 13 - Jacob Collins (Libertarian)
- County Board 23 - Jim Byrne (Libertarian)

Lake County
- State's Attorney - Eric Sindermann (Independent) [not on ballot, but eligible to be written in, but not legally eligible to be seated unless the requirements for the office are challenged in a lawsuit]
- Coroner - [Refraining from voting potentially suggests sympathy for former Lake County Coroner Thomas Rudd's campaign to protest his exclusion from the ballot]

McHenry County
- Auditor - Jim Young (Libertarian)
- Coroner - Kelly Liebmann (Libertarian)

McLean County
- Auditor - Kevin Woodard (Libertarian)
- County Board 03 - Derek Evans (Libertarian)
- County Board 05 - Jo Anne Litwiller (Libertarian)
- County Board 06 - David Scarpelli (Libertarian)
- County Board 07 - Darin Kaeb (Libertarian)

Montgomery County
- County Board 02 (VF2) - Jake Leonard (Libertarian)

Peoria County
- Auditor - Joe Rusch (Libertarian)
- County Clerk - Ann Agama (Libertarian)
- Coroner - Eric Shaffer (Libertarian)
- County Board 11 - Chris Buckely (Libertarian)
- County Board 17 - Tom Inman (Libertarian)

Tazewell County
- Auditor - Kaden Nelms (Libertarian)
- County Board Chair - Eric Stahl (Libertarian)

Author's Notes

#1
The author would like to give thanks to the Libertarian Party of Lake County, Illinois; the Green Party of Lake County, Illinois; and presidential candidate Phil A. Collins, for the information contained herein.

#2
If all minor party and independent candidates for Illinois State Assembly had formed a coalition, and nominated one candidate for each of the 23 seats listed in the State Assembly section above, and all 23 of them were to win election, then that coalition would control just under 19.5% of the Illinois State Assembly's 118 seats.

Compiled on October 31st, 2020

Published on October 31st, 2020
Edited and Expanded on November 5th, 2020

Sunday, April 20, 2014

Criticism of the Secret Ballot Voting System

Written on December 8th, 2011

Edited in April 2014

Any candidate for public office whose campaign does not emphasize the abolition of the secret-ballot voting system - whether Democrat, Republican, or independent - favors a secret, private government; one which rests on power which is maintained through aggressive, violent force and the threat thereof, rather than on consent, voluntary association, and duly-delegated decision-making authority.

Secret ballots make for secret government; government which is - by force and power disguised as "law" - unaccountable and irresponsible to the people of which it claims exclusive dominion.

Irresponsible, exclusive dominion is indistinguishable from the right of private property; these politicians literally own us. Why should we elect a politician who does not make it an issue that he will only use his violence-defended power but once, in order to release us from his ownership?

Show me the document that proves you ever authorized one of your elected representatives to make decisions on your behalf. You can't do it because the secret-ballot system makes this impossible and "illegal".

"All votes shall be by secret ballot." - Constitution of the State of Wisconsin, Article III, Section 3.

Read "No Treason" by Lysander Spooner.

[The remainder of this entry is a response to someone's comment that "The secret ballot protects my right and yours to vote for whom we choose without intimidation or force. Abolishing the secret ballot would be abolishing the most crucial element of a democratic republic. It's an idiotic idea."]:

It’s fine when people agree to use the secret ballot, like when they freely join labor unions, and vote on issues in them. But we’re talking about the government here. Take the State of Wisconsin for example.

The land of Wisconsin was conquered (stolen) and secured through force. Nobody ever unanimously consented to be governed and protected by the Wisconsin government – especially the people who had the right to the land – and now people have no choice as to who protects them.

Governments have a monopoly on the provision of security, and a “monopoly of legitimate violence” (which Obama has supported). We are forced to pay them taxes, which gives them the power (but not the authority, by which I mean authorization) to defend us against real enemies, as well as any enemies they feel it necessary to invent.

But even if any group of people had ever unanimously consented to be controlled by a government which operates under the secret ballot, those people’s consent would not be binding upon we individuals today. We are absolutely sovereign to control our own destinies, and our ancestors cannot compel us into supporting a system which we wish to have no part in.

Being that we must consent to be controlled by the government which claims the exclusive, monopolistic right to protect us within the territories over which they exercise jurisdiction, the secret ballot only entrenches the government’s power to do things that we do not wish them to do, including to hide the results of the elections from us, or at least from the majority of us, and only show those results to unaccountable bureaucrats.

The secret ballot does not protect us against intimidation and force; the secret ballot is the basis of government intimidation and force. We are not free to resist the government, and that is why all voting is done under duress. We are forced to choose between the lesser of two evils, and we are never free to choose that nobody control us.

If any one of our politicians were asked to produce a list of the group of people who delegated their authority to him, he would legally not be able to do it. Our politicians can also not produce written evidence that they ever swore an oath to support our government’s founding document.

They are not accountable to the people, they are not accountable to a piece of paper, they are accountable to nobody but themselves. Clearly the secret ballot is the problem. Whether and how an open ballot system might be the solution remains to be seen.