On May 26, the Constitution Party of Kansas filed a notice of appeal in its lawsuit which seeks the ability to have voters in Kansas register as members of the Constitution Party (currently Kansas won’t let voters register as members of unqualified parties). The case is now in the 10th circuit.

On May 24, the New Hampshire Libertarian Party obtained an extension of time in which to file with the US Supreme Court, in its lawsuit over whether a party in New Hampshire has the ability to protect its name from being placed on the November ballot by candidates who were not nominated by that party. The case also involves the ability of an unqualified party to use a stand-in presidential candidate on its ballot access petition.

On May 27, the Massachusetts Libertarian Party filed a cert petition with the U.S. Supreme Court, in the case over whether an unqualified party may use a stand-in presidential candidate on its ballot access petition. UPDATE: here is the cert petition. Even if you don’t normally read legal briefs in election law cases, this one is worth reading. The text starts on the ninth page and is 28 pages long. The entire document is much longer than that, but that is because the lower court opinions are attached. The Libertarian Party had won the case in U.S. District Court but had lost it in the First Circuit.

Finally, in the 9th circuit case over Washington state’s top-two election system, the political parties’ briefs had been due May 23, but the parties have obtained an extension until June 6.