On July 20, independent presidential candidate Jade Simmons submitted a South Carolina independent presidential petition. July 20 at noon is the deadline. She is the only person who had submitted such a petition, but she only submitted 1,471 signatures, far short of the 10,000-signature requirement.

South Carolina already has the Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, Green, Constitution, United Citizens, Independence, Alliance, Labor, and Working Families Parties on the ballot. Although Kanye West did not submit a petition, it is possible that one of those parties might nominate him.

The Constitution Party of Virginia will hold a virtual presidential nominating convention on Saturday, July 25, at 1 p.m. Nominations for president are due by July 24, at 8 p.m. The party is not on the ballot but intends to try to collect the needed 2,500 signatures for whomever it nominates.

U.S House member John Lewis died last week. He represented Georgia’s Fifth District. The Georgia primaries were held on June 9 (although the run-off primaries still haven’t been held), so the law lets the Democratic Party state executive committee choose a new Democratic nominee. See this story. That meeting will be Monday, July 20. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the link.