The Rhode Island Town Clerks have not finished validating independent presidential petitions, but have already determined that the Libertarian presidential petition has enough valid signatures. See here. Thanks to Walter Ziobro for the link.
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court wants the State Election Commission to file a response by 4 p.m., Tuesday, September 8, in the ballot access lawsuit filed by the Green Party and Howie Hawkins.
The Louisiana Green Party, which is ballot-qualified, was late with its list of presidential elector candidates, so Howie Hawkins is likely not on the Louisiana ballot.
At least eight times in history, the Democratic or the Republican Party was late with its list of presidential electors, or with its certification of whom the electors will vote for, but election officials always excused those two parties. Documentation exists that the major parties were late in these instances: (1) Democratic, Iowa, 1964; (2) Democratic and Republican, Indiana, 1988; (3) Democratic, Ohio, 1996; (4) Democratic, Montana, 1996; Florida, Republican, 2004; Democratic and Republican, Texas, 2008.
In 2016 the Arizona Green Party was late with its presidential electors, and the Secretary of State refused to accept them. The party sued in federal court and won the case. Arizona Green Party v Reagan, cv-16-2027. However it is not likely the Green Party has time to sue Louisiana this year.
Kevin Zeese, a mainstay of the Green Party and the Howie Hawkins campaign, died unexpectedly on the evening of Saturday, September 5, at home, of an apparent heart attack.
Politico has this analysis of Kanye West’s campaign finances. It shows that he has spent $6,000,000 of his own money. He has only received $11,000 in contributions. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the link.