Except in California, no state legislature is likely to be considering election law bills during August.

Rhode Island’s House is not expected to come back into session until September, when the House may perhaps pass SB 203, which eases ballot access for new parties.

New York’s legislature is on recess and probably won’t return until September.

Pennsylvania’s legislature is in session, but there is no budget yet, so all attention is diverted to the budget bills. When they finally pass, the legislature is likely to recess.

Ohio’s legislature is not likely to resume normal activity until mid-September.

In Illinois, where the legislature is gone for the year, Governor Pat Quinn still hasn’t acted on HB 723. The legislature sent it to him on June 26. He must act by late August. HB 723 is the bill that makes it more difficult for ballot-qualified parties to nominate someone after the February primary is over.