On November 26, Rocky De La Fuente sued Michigan for excluding him from the Republican presidential primary ballot.  Gonzalez v Benson, e.d., 2:19cv-13515.  Here is the Complaint.

Michigan law says the Secretary of State shall list presidential candidates who are mentioned in the media.  The Complaint charges that the Secretary of State failed to notice that De La Fuente is discussed in Spanish-language media, and although that he is mentioned on the internet.  The case is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Denise Page Hood, a Clinton appointee.

On November 6, U.S. District Court Judge Michael H. Watson issued an opinion in Mays v LaRose, s.d., 2:18cv-1376.  He said that Ohio must give the same absentee ballot deadline to persons imprisoned (but not yet convicted), that it gives to persons who are confined to a hospital.  See this story.

Persons confined to a hospital have until 3 p.m. on election day to file for an absentee ballot, but others must do so by the Saturday before the election.  In November 2018 the lawsuit was filed on behalf of persons who are unexpectedly arrested after the absentee ballot deadline.  They argued that if the state can have a later deadline for people who unexpectedly end up in the hospital shortly before the election, the state should give prisoners the same treatment.  The judge agreed and also certified the case as a class action.  The state is appealing to the Sixth Circuit.  In the Sixth Circuit, the case is 19-4112.

In Florida, where only large qualified parties have their own presidential primary, the only way for a presidential candidate to get on a presidential primary ballot is by permission of the party.  The Florida Democratic Party wants 18 candidates on its primary ballot.  See this Politico story.

The Republican Party hasn’t submitted its list yet.  It is due November 30.