From David Yee at Independent Voter Network:
The Kansas secretary of state announced on Friday that independent U.S. Senate candidate Greg Orman is officially certified for the November ballot.
Kansas law requires independents to gather at least 5,000 petition signatures to qualify for the ballot. Running for office in Kansas is very difficult because of this requirement, and county-specific forms (there are 105 counties) must be used to gather signatures.
Orman’s focus has been on meeting the petition requirement, but now he will work on developing his platform and strategy against his two opponents, Chad Taylor(D) and incumbent Sen. Pat Roberts (R).
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Orman has pledged to serve a maximum of two terms as senator and has also pledged to not accept future lobbying positions.