According to this story, Ohio Republican State Senator Matt Huffman (R-Lima) predicts that if the Democratic Party sues Ohio over the August 7 deadline for a qualified party to certify its presidential and vice-presidential nominees, the Democratic Party would win that lawsuit. He mentioned the unanimous U.S. Supreme Court precedent Trump v Anderson, issued on March 4, 2024, that said the Constitution does not permit states to block presidential candidates and thus create a “patchwork” of ballot access.

Senator Huffman is chair of the Senate Rules & Reference Committee.

On April 17, the Third Circuit issued an opinion in Kim v Hanlon, 24-1594. Here is the opinion. It agrees with the U.S. District Court that the old discriminatory ballot format, in Democcratic primaries, should be enjoined.

On April 16, Michigan held special elections to fill two vacant seats in the State House of Representatives. 13th district: Democratic 65.6%; Republican 34.4%. 25th district: Democratic 59.6%; Republican 38.3%; Constitution Party (U.S. Taxpayers Party) 2.1%.

In November 2022, the results had been similar. 13th district: Democratic 67.4%; Republican 32.6%. 25th district: 63.3%; Republican 36.7%.

The special election in the 25th district included a Constitution Party nominee, the first time that party had run for a seat in the Michigan State House since 2020.

The results give Democrats a majority in both houses of the legislature. As a result, there is a fair possibility the National Popular Vote Plan bill, HB 4156, will start to advance.