On October 16, the Vermont Green Party submitted its final brief in the case to get Cynthia McKinney on the Vermont ballot. On October 17, the Vermont Attorney General notified the court that the state will not submit any response. A decision is likely on Monday, October 20.

On October 17, the Connecticut Libertarian Party submitted the final evidence in its ballot access lawsuit. The judge had already received a list of signatures deemed invalid by the town clerks, but which actually seem to be valid. But the judge wanted to see all the signatures. That meant the party needed to photocopy 2,000 two-sided pieces of paper, with one copy for the state and the other for the court. That voluminous evidence has now been submitted.

Although the Libertarian Party also has lawsuits relating to presidential ballot access pending in Maine and Oklahoma, they will not be decided until after the election. Also, the New Hampshire Libertarian lawsuit, arguing that the state is constitutionally required to permit substitution, will not be heard until after the election.