This story says that Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is almost certain to be excluded from the June 27 presidential debate. The main problem is that he still lacks a 4th poll that shows him at 15%. See this story.
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On June 18, the Nevada Secretary of State determined that the Green Party petition is valid. See this story. The story says the Green Party hasn’t appeared on the Nevada ballot since 2008, but that is incorrect. It was also on in 2010, but its only statewide nominee in 2010, David Curtis, running for Governor, only got .63% of the vote. He needed 1% to keep the party on the ballot.
On June 14, the Speaker of the Illinois House, Chris Welch, asked the State Supreme Court to hear Collazo v Illinois State Board of Elections. This is the lawsuit on the new law that eliminates the ability of qualified parties to nominate someone after the primary is over. The lower court had struck down the law, as applied to the 2024 election, on the grounds that it violates due process to make ballot access more restrictive in the middle of the election season. Thanks to Sam Cahnman for this news.
Welch had been allowed to intervene in the case. The State Board of Elections is not pursuing an appeal.
On June 17, the We the People Party submitted a list of its officers in Mississippi. This is the party formed to support Robert F. Kenedy, Jr., for president. See this story.
The Mississippi law on how a new party gets on the ballot was passed in 1890, and has never changed. Parties qualify with no need for a petition. They merely identify their state officers. Back when government-printed ballots were first created, quite a few states had similar laws.
Mexico held elections for president and congress on June 2, 2024. Seven parties were on the ballot for president. Fusion is prmitted in Mexico. Three parties nominated Claudia Sheinbaum, and three other parties nominated Xochitl Galvez. A third candidate was nominated by one party. The winner received 61.18% of the national vote. See this wikipedia article.