On August 25, the North Dakota Supreme Court unanimously removed the top-four initiative from the November ballot. Haugen v Jaeger, 2020 ND 177. The State Constitution says initiative petitions must include the full text of the proposed changes, and this initiative did not do so. Here is the six-page opinion.
This year, only three independent presidential petitions were submitted in Idaho: those for Rocky De La Fuente, Kanye West, and Brock Pierce. They have not been verified yet. The requirement is 1,000 signatures.
The qualified parties in Idaho are: Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, Constitution.
Only two petitions for presidential candidates were submitted in Virginia this year. Jo Jorgensen’s petition has been verified by the State Board of Elections. The other petition, for Kanye West, is still being checked for accuracy.
Virginia has no qualified parties except for the Democratic and Republican Parties.
Six presidential candidates have had their Minnesota petitions validated by the Secretary of State: the nominees of the Libertarian, Alliance, Socialist Workers, and Socialism & Liberation Parties; and two independent candidates, Kanye West and Brock Pierce.
In addition, the three qualified parties with presidential nominees are the Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Republican, and Legal Marijuana Now Parties. The Legal Marijuana Party nominee is Howie Hawkins, who in other states is the Green Party nominee. This post has been updated to include the Alliance Party.
On August 25, the Oregon Progressive Party nominated Dario Hunter for president. The Oregon Progressive Party is ballot-qualified and is not associated with any party in any other state. Hunter is an independent candidate who had earlier sought the Green Party nomination.
