On August 25, the South Carolina Constitution Party informed the State Elections Commission that it will not have a presidential candidate this year. It is ballot-qualified. If it were to change its mind, it has until September 8.
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Four independent presidential candidates petitioned successfully in Utah. They are Gloria La Riva, Brock Pierce, Kanye West, and Joe McHugh. Each needed 1,000 signatures.
Utah has seven qualified parties: Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, Constitution, Green, United Utah, and Independent American.
Only one presidential candidate submitted a petition in West Virginia this year, Kanye West. The petition was ruled insufficient. West submitted approximately 15,000 signatures but the state says only 6,383 were valid. There were 1,135 signatures that were not counted because election officials could not read the handwriting. The requirement for president this year is 7,144.
The qualified parties in West Virginia are Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, and Green.
The Washington Secretary of State has been validating presidential petitions, which require 1,000 signatures. Whether the Constitution Party, the Alliance Party, and the American Solidarity Party have enough valid signatures depends on whether voters may sign for more than one presidential candidate. The three groups have enough valid signatures if it is legal for voters to sign more than one such petition.
The case is Wyman v Alliance Party, Thurston County Superior Court, 20-2-1929-34.
No statewide independent petitions in Kansas succeeded this year. The requirement is 5,000 signatures. The only petition that was submitted was for Howie Hawkins, but it did not have enough signatures.
The qualified parties in Kansas are the Republican, Democratic, and Libertarian Parties.