Talk:Sore loser law

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Wouldn't the case of Lisa Murkowski in Alaska suggest that Alaska, too, does not have a sore-loser law? Roger Lamb (talk) 01:42, 9 March 2011 (UTC)
 * It suggests that they do. Because of that law, Murkowski could not be on the ballot, but could be written in, which is how she ultimately won.  Without a sore-loser law, the campaign would have been easier, as she could have appeared on the ballot.  Instead, the campaign needed to run ads to make sure people could spell hear last name as a write-in: https://vimeo.com/21179499 Calbaer (talk) 18:58, 18 July 2018 (UTC)

Application to presidential elections
Citation #4 and the attributing text stating that these laws do not apply to presidential elections are not accurate information. Citation #4 does not corroborate the statement that these laws do not apply to presidential elections; it merely shows the opinion of Richard Winger, a Libertarian activist who has claimed that they do not. The reality is that it is dependent on each individual state's sore loser law and the wording there, and individual cases would face legal challenges to determine the validity of each claim in each given state based on that state's own laws' wording and interpretation; like Gary Johnson's legal bid in Michigan in 2012 (see Libertarian Party of Michigan vs. Johnson 2012), where he was not allowed on the Michigan ballot as the Libertarian candidate after withdrawing from the Republican primary too late and appearing on the Republican party's primary ballot. That legal challenge was unsuccessful, and Michigan's sore loser law prevented Johnson from appearing on the ballot. The Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal for that case after the 6th Circuit of Appeals upheld the Michigan law, a case in recent history that shows that Winger's assertion, the citation #4 for this article, and this article's statement that the sore loser laws do not apply to presidential candidates is not correct. 173.21.212.101 (talk) 08:54, 3 March 2023 (UTC)