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.

On November 25, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Pitman, an Obama appointee, refused to dismiss the Texas ballot access case Miller v Hughs, w.d., 1:19cv-700.  The case challenges virtually all of the Texas ballot access requirements for new and minor parties, and independent candidates.

However, the judge refused to enjoin the new requirement for filing fees for candidates of convention parties.  Here is the Opinion.

On November 25, the South Carolina Democratic Party filed a federal lawsuit against the law that requires voter registration applicants to disclose their entire social security number.  South Carolina Democratic Party v Andino, 3:19cv-3308.  The case is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge J. Michelle Childs, an Obama appointee.

The 1975 federal privacy act bars states from requiring the full social security number, but the law doesn’t apply if a state was doing that before that act took effect.  The only other states with such a requirement for all voter registration applications are Tennessee and Virginia.  The lawsuit depends on the First and Fourteenth Amendments.  Thanks to Rick Hasen for this news.