This Iowa news story mentions that the Iowa Libertarian Party registration has grown 84% since 2016, and notes that is far faster growth than either of the two major parties.
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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.
The Bulwark, an on-line newspaper, has this op-ed by Neal Simon, advocating that Mitt Romney run for president in 2020 as an independent, with Michael Bloomberg for vice-president. Simon lives in Maryland and was an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018.
The Bulwark was founded in 2018, with most of its staff coming from the Weekly Standard, associated with Bill Kristol.
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.
U.S. District Court Judge David S. Doty, a Reagan appointee, will hear Libertarian Party of Minnesota v Choi, 0:19cv-2312, on Tuesday, May 19, at 10 a.m. This is the case that challenges the wording on petitions for independent candidates and the nominees of unqualified parties. It says the signer does not expect to vote in the upcoming primary. Obviously this wording makes it more difficult to persuade individuals to sign such petitions.
Similar cases have won in the past in New York and West Virginia.