On September 14, an Oregon state court judge ruled that the Republican Party was not 29 seconds too late to submit its statement for the Oregon Voters Guide. The Secretary of State had earlier rejected the party’s submission on the grounds that it was late. The judge said what counts is the moment at which the party handed over the document, not the moment when the election official processed it. See this story. Thanks to Steve Kemp for the link. The Secretary of State says she will comply, but she will also appeal.

This ten-minute You Tube video interview with Brock Pierce, independent presidential candidates, contains a portion in which Pierce says he intends to start a new party next year. He has not yet chosen the name. The issues the party would stand for are revealed in the interview.

The Liberty Union Party, organized only in Vermont, has been running nominees for Vermont state office for 50 continuous years, starting in 1970. But in 2020, it has no nominees, other than Gloria La Riva for President.

The only minor parties in any state in the U.S. which have been on the ballot continuously for a longer period are the Conservative Party of New York (which had its first nominees in 1962), and the American Independent Party of California (1968).