Indiana State Representative Ethan Manning (R-Denver) has introduced HB 1134. It would require some statewide candidates nominated by minor qualified parties to submit a petition of 4,500 signatures, with at least 500 from each U.S. House district. See it here. The details are not spelled out.

The bill makes no theoretical sense. Candidates of parties that have primaries must submit such petitions, but the purpose of those petitions is to keep primary ballots from being crowded. But that rationale doesn’t apply to parties that nominate by convention.

The only party that nominates by convention in Indiana is the Libertarian Party.

The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to hear Kelly v Pennsylvania, 20-810, at its February 19 conference. This is the case filed by supporters of Donald Trump, who argue that the U.S. Constitution does not permit the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to have changed some election laws relating to voting in 2020. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court eased absentee balloting because of covid. Here is the cert petition, which was filed December 11, 2020. The U.S. Supreme Court already refused to expedite this case.

Former Congressmember David Jolly of Florida has been named Executive Chairman for the SAM Party. See this SAM Party blog post.

Here is a link to the wikipedia page for Jolly.