On October 29, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to hear Libertarian Party of Ohio v Crites, 21-226. This is the lawsuit that challenges the Ohio law that says the state Elections Commission will always consist of three Republicans, three Democrats, and one person who is not a member of any party. Therefore a minor party member may never serve. The Ohio Elections Commission has jurisdiction over general election gubernatorial debates, and the Ohio Elections Commission has never approved letting anyone into an Ohio gubernatorial debate other than the Democratic and Republican nominees.

Here is a news story about the Liberation Party of Virginia.

On October 5, Albania’s highest court invalidated a national election law that made it far more difficult for an independent candidate to be elected, compared to party nominees. See this story.