On May 1, the California voters who feel that the state must permit independent voters to cast a vote in any presidential primary asked the State Supreme Court to hear their appeal. Boydston v Jones. California already lets parties decide for themselves whether to let independent voters vote in that party’s presidential primary. In 2020, the Democratic, American Independent, and Libertarian Parties allowed independents to vote in their presidential primaries. But the voters who filed the lawsuit want the ability to cast a vote for a presidential candidate running in the Republican, Green, or Peace & Freedom presidential primaries.

The State Court of Appeals, and the Superior Court, had ruled against the plaintiff-voters.