Well, damn. Not that I would have been able to vote for him, but I was looking forward to helping JosH Darr with his independent campaign for Congress. He sent the following message via email to some Greenfolk and others, and he posted it on Facebook:
My 2018 campaign for US Congress is effectively D.O.A., over, done before it got started.
I learned between Christmas and New Year's, I made a stupid rookie mistake with my paperwork. When I sent my "Declaration of Intent" to the SoS office, I sent it by Priority Mail with plenty of time to be delivered before the deadline; however, apparently it was "lost in the mail" and arrived to the Secretary of State's office 6 days after the deadline.
My options are to complain to the USPS and maybe get a form letter apology, and consider running as a Write-In candidate.
Without name recognition, party affiliation, money and no real dedicated campaign team, it feels like a lost cause for this go-round.
I sincerely thank and appreciate those who were willing to help out and do what they can to help, but it seems it won't be happening this year.
Feeling Rudderless
JosHua Darr
"Don't hate the players, Change the game"
As easy as it might be for the paranoid mind to suspect chicanery from one of the corporate parties, this is example of that occasional important document that the Postal Service does not deliver in a timely manner.
On Facebook I replied to JosH, "FWIW, you can still be Green this year."
The Declaration of Intent is what the Texas Election Code requires independent candidates to file, disavowing their affiliation with any political party, whether or not that party has ballot access. For non-statewide offices, these candidates can then get on the ballot after submitting a petition with 500 signatures collected from within their respective districts. The declaration bars independent candidates from participating in any party's caucuses or conventions in 2018. They would still be allowed to attend party meetings, but without voting privileges.
On Facebook I replied to JosH, "FWIW, you can still be Green this year."
The Declaration of Intent is what the Texas Election Code requires independent candidates to file, disavowing their affiliation with any political party, whether or not that party has ballot access. For non-statewide offices, these candidates can then get on the ballot after submitting a petition with 500 signatures collected from within their respective districts. The declaration bars independent candidates from participating in any party's caucuses or conventions in 2018. They would still be allowed to attend party meetings, but without voting privileges.
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