On June 12, the government of Pennsylvania filed this brief, explaining why the U.S. District Court should not give any petitioning relief to minor parties during the health crisis. The government brief claims Pennsylvania’s deadline is exceptionally liberal. This is not true. The petition deadline in Pennsylvania, for presidential candidates running in the general election, is August 3. Jurisdictions with later deadlines for president are Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

The case will be heard Tuesday, June 23, at 1:30 p.m., by U.S. District Court Judge Edward G. Smith, an Obama appointee.

On June 12, proponents of three local Illinois initiatives filed this Reply brief in Bambenek v Althoff, c.d., 3:20cv-3107. This case should get a response from the judge very soon.

This extensive Minnesota news story describes the two ballot-qualified third parties, the Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party, and the Legal Marijuana Now Party. It explains why there are two such parties. It also has information about what offices they will be contesting in 2020.

The two parties will retain their place on the ballot after November 2020, because the Minnesota definition of qualified party says when a group polls 5% for any statewide race, it remains on the ballot for two elections. The two parties gained qualified status in November 2018.