On October 14, the Wisconsin legislature passed two bills that make minor improvements for independent candidates and minor parties. AB 149 makes it easier for qualified parties to nominate candidates for presidential elector. Existing law said that qualified parties could only nominate presidential elector candidates by a meeting of their legislators, or their nominees for state legislature. The bill says a party can also nominate presidential elector candidates with a meeting of the state committee.

AB 35 says independent candidates for federal and state office may withdraw.

On October 10, the Orange County Register, one of California’s largest newspapers, carried this op-ed by Duane Roberts. It explains and advocates for proportional representation.

On October 14, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Polelle v Byrd, 25-147. This is the Florida case in which an independent voter had argued that closed primaries violate the U.S. Constitution.