Two federal lawsuits are pending to challenge the order of candidates on primary ballots in New Jersey. Both were filed in 2020 by Democratic primary candidates. Unlike all other states, New Jersey primary ballots do not simply list all candidates for a single office in a particular spot on the ballot. Instead candidates are grouped in “party-column” format, which the candidates preferred by the local party officers listed in a single column in the top-most or left-most part of the ballot, and others placed far away in different columns.

Both cases are assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Freda L. Wolfson, a Bush Jr. appointee. The cases are Mazo v Way, 3:20cv-8174, and Conforti v Hanlon, 3:20cv-8267. Both cases have been moving slowly, but in a month all briefs will have been filed.

On March 20, Louisiana held two special elections to fill vacancies in the U.S. House. See the results here.

Ever since 2003, Gallup Polls has been asking whether respondents favor a new major political party. The latest poll shows 62% say “Yes”, which is higher than ever before, although it was almost as high in September 2017. For the first time, a majority of self-identified Republicans favor the concept. See the details here. Thanks to Political Wire for the link. The poll was conducted January 21-February 2.