On May 9, the Libertarian Party national committee voted that the party’s national bylaws require that the party hold a physical presidential convention. The group will now work on where and when that convention will be.
The committee will also debate whether to have a two-round process, in which the first round would be virtual, and the second round, or “second sitting” would be a physical meeting.
On May 8, former Reform Party Governor Jesse Ventura said he won’t seek the Green Party nomination, but that he will vote for whomever the party nominates.
On May 7, the Montana Secretary of State approved letting initiative petition sheets be submitted without the circulator having appeared before a notary public to certify that he or she is the circulator of that sheet. See this story.
On May 8, Bernie Sanders submitted a document to the Second Circuit, in preparation for him to file an amicus curiae brief in Yang v Kellner, 20-1494. This is the case over whether New York should hold a presidential primary on June 23. Sanders will argue on the same side as Andrew Yang, and against the State Board of Elections. The attorney who presents the amicus for Bernie Sanders will be David R. West of Seattle, Washington.
On May 8, the plaintiff independent candidates and minor party candidates in Georgia filed this Motion for a Preliminary Injunction. It asks that the U.S. District Court ruled that the petition requirements this year are unconstitutional. The brief points out that the Georgia legislature is in session, and if the Court enjoins the existing law, the legislature can then modity the law. Cooper v Raffensperger, n.d., 1:20cv-1312.
