On May 25, the New York Legislature passed A1819, which says no party may use “Independence” or “Independent” as part of its name. The legislature still hasn’t sent that bill to Governor Kathy Hochul. New York seems to be unique in the vast amount of delay between the legislature passing a bill, and forwarding it on to the Governor.
Minnesota has a similar rule, but it allows for Independence label, but not independent or nonpartisan as a label.
CA did the same thing in 2021, by sending one of Senator Wiener’s bills to the Senate “Enrollment office”, and then “rescinding it”, and returning the bill to the “Senate Desk” (the bill had already passed BOTH CHAMBERS!). The bill eventually was re-sent to the enrollment office and Newsom signed it. The issue? REPEALING the “Loitering with intent” to commit drug trafficking/prostitution”. It goes into effect 01/01/2023.