On August 28, Kanye West filed a federal lawsuit against the West Virginia Secretary of State, alleging that the state invalidated over 50% of his signatures and then gave him no chance to double-check the work of the election officials who had examined the signatures. West had submitted over 14,000 signatures. He needed 7,144. The state said only 6,383 of his signatures are valid. West v Warner, s.d., 2:20cv-570. Here is the Complaint. The case is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Irene C. Berger, an Obama appointee. Thanks to Jeff Becker for this news.

The only independent presidential candidate who submitted in Wyoming this year is Brock Pierce. The Secretary of State has determined that is has enough valid signatures.

The qualified parties in Wyoming are Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, and Constitution.

On August 24, U.S. District Court Judge Thomas E. Johnston, a Bush Jr. appointee, refused to give injunctive relief to Marshall Wilson. Wilson v Justice, s.d., 2:20cv-526. The plaintiff is an independent candidate for Governor who probably would have got on the ballot except for the health crisis. He is also a state legislator, a former Republican who is now a registered independent. The order is only one page and does not explain the basis for the decision. A more complete opinion will probably be issued later.