Just a quick hit from the thehill.com - outlining concerns relating to Chad Taylor withdrawing his candidacy in favor of the Independent Senate Candidate, Greg Orman.
http://thehill.com/...
Despite filing papers with the Kansas secretary of State withdrawing from the Senate race late Wednesday, Democrat Chad Taylor may be stuck on the ballot this fall.
Two election law statutes have raised questions about whether Taylor gave sufficient cause to remove himself from the ballot, and, if so, whether Democrats must ultimately choose a candidate to replace him.
Kansas Republican Party Executive Director Clay Barker told The Hill that Taylor is now back on the secretary of State’s list of general election candidates, while a legal team analyzes the statutes.
One statute declares that, except under specific circumstances, “no person who has been nominated by any means for any national, state, county or township office may” withdraw their name from the ballot after Primary Day.
This is of course further complicated by the fact that our illustrious Secretary of State, is none other than Kris Kobach - well known for his genuine love of the the 'law'.
I haven't dug into the statutes enough - or really, done any research on precedent. But as the article notes, even if Taylor is allowed to withdraw his name, the Kansas Democractic Party may be forced to renominate someone else.
8:35 AM PT: http://www.dailykos.com/...
Update from Tmservo433 in the comments: That this is just a ploy