As noted some time ago, the Ohio Libertarian Party won a huge victory in the 6th circuit in September 2006; that court struck down the state’s ballot access law for new parties. Ohio had a Republican Attorney General and a Republican Secretary of State at the time. They both indicated they planned to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal. However, Democrats won the Ohio races for Secretary of State and Attorney General on November 7, so perhaps the state will take a fresh look at whether it wishes to ask for U.S. Supreme Court involvement.