On August 11, Rocky De La Fuente, independent presidential candidate, filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Georgia law that requires petitioning candidates for president to submit the names of their presidential elector candidates on July 1, even though the petition itself (which would have a list of the electors in any event) is not due until July 12. De La Fuente v Kemp, n.d., 1:16cv-2937. It is assigned to Judge Mark H. Cohen, an Obama appointee.

De La Fuente submitted twice as many signatures as needed, but the state has said the petition is invalid because the names of the electors weren’t turned in by July 1. The Constitution Party of Georgia had also failed to submit the names of their presidential elector candidates. When they realized this, they gave up on the petition.