Maine is one of three states that makes it extraordinarily difficult for members of small ballot-qualified parties to get on their own party’s primary ballot. The others are Arizona and Massachusetts. This news story explains the difficulty the Green Party is having this year, as it seeks to help its only candidate for U.S. Senate qualify for the Green primary ballot.

A lawsuit filed by the Maine Libertarian Party is currently pending against the Maine restriction, although the news story does not mention it.

Connecticut election law, like the laws of several dozen other states, says the state will print presidential candidates on presidential primary ballots if they are discussed in the news media. The Connecticut Secretary of State has determined that William Weld and Rocky De La Fuente are discussed in the news media, so they will be on the Connecticut Republican presidential primary ballot, along with President Donald Trump.

Connecticut is the first state with a “media” law that has put De La Fuente on the ballot. Thanks to Darcy Richardson for this news.

Michael Feinstein has this op-ed in Fox and Hounds Daily, making the case that the California Citizens Redistricting Commission ought to include at least one member from a party other than the Republican and Democratic Parties.