On Auagust 7, the Oregon Secretary of State disqualified the Constitution Party, and the We the People Party for failing to have enough registered voters at the August 1 tally.

The We the People Party did poll over 1% of the vote for President in 2024, but Oregon law says that parties that meet the vote test must have registration of one-tenth of 1% of the state total, and We the People did not meet that standard.  The party had been created in 2024 as a vehicle for the Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. independent candidacy.

The Constitution Party did meet the one-tenth of 1% registration test.  But it did not poll as much as 1% of the vote for any statewide office at either 2022 or 2024, so it was required to have registration of one-fourth of 1%, and it did not.  See this story.

On August 7, a Nebraska state trial court refused to order the Democratic Party to nominate someone for U.S. Senate.  Forbes v Nebraska Democratic Party, Lancaster County District Court, CI26-2807.  The law is ambiguous, but the judge said forcing the party to run someone against its will would raise constitutional questions.

Aaron Day, an independent candidate for U.S. Senate, has finished his petition drive.  He collected 5,000 signatures and 3,000 are needed.  However, assuming his petition is valid, he is still not certain to be on the ballot, because the Secretary of State had rejected his Declaration of Candidacy because when he filed it, he had not yet updated his voter registration to list his new address (because of New Hampshire’s cumbersome procedures for voter registration, it was impossible for him to do so).

His federal lawsuit, arguing that candidates for Congress cannot be kept off the ballot over voter registration status, is still pending.  A decision is likely at any time.