The Colorado Times Recorder, an on-line news source that has existed since 2016, has this lengthy news story about the Colorado Libertarian Party.
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On October 31, U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a Trump appointee, dismissed a second lawsuit filed by Congressmember Ronny Jackson (R-Texas) to invalidate the California redistricting ballot measure that is before California voters on November 4. Jackson’s first lawsuit had been dismissed by the same judge on October 23 on standing grounds.
The second lawsuit differed from the first by the addition of a California Republican congressmember, Darrell Issa, as a co-plaintiff. But that didn’t overcome the standing problem. Here is the decision in the new lawsuit, Jackson v Weber, n.d. Texas, 2:25-236
On October 29, the Republican Party submitted this Reply brief in National Republican Senatorial Committee v Federal Election Commission, 24-621. This is the lawsuit that challenged the federal campaign finance law that restricts how much money parties can spend on their own nominees, assuming the party and the nominee are coordinating strategy with each other.
This is an unusual case because both the plaintiff and the defendant believe the law is unconstitutional.
A poll published October 28 by the London Times shows that no party in Britain has as much as 30% of the electorate. It shows the following percentages for party support: Reform 27%, Labour 17%, Conservative 17%, Green 17%, Liberal Democrats 15%.
See this commentary about this poll, and why Britain should switch to proportional representation. It is by Darren Hughes, head of the Electoral Reform Society of Great Britaiin.
On October 31, an Arkansas state trial court ruled that the special election for state House District 70 must be held sooner than June 9, 2026. The seat has been vacant since September 30, due to a resignation. Democratic Party of Arkansas v Sanders, 60cv-25-12782. This is the second such lawsuit the Governor has lost. The two opinions were by different judges. See this story.