The Seventh Circuit will hear Gill v Scholz, 19-1125, on January 7, 2020, at 9:30 am.  This is the case that challenges the Illinois 5% (of the last vote cast) petition requirement for independent candidates for U.S. House.  In the U.S. District Court, one judge had enjoined the law and put the plaintiff on the ballot.  But then the 7th circuit stayed that order, without explaining why.

After the election was over, the case was assigned to a different U.S. District Court judge, who upheld the law, even though no one has complied with it since 1974, unless one counts candidates who weren’t challenged and therefore were put on the ballot with no review of their petition.

On Sunday, November 17, the Oregon Democratic Party central committee rejected a resolution to let independent voters choose the Democratic primary ballot.  The vote was 76-55.  See this story.

On November 15, the Washington Post ran an article about the presidential nomination process in 2020 for the Libertarian, Green, and Constitution Parties.  The article discusses Don Blankenship, who is seeking the Constitution Party.  It also says former Governor Jesse Ventura would like the Green Party nomination, although it says he is doing nothing to obtain it.  It mentions Congressman Justin Amash but merely says he has not said what he will do in 2020.