On September 17, U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper, an Obama appointee, issued an order in State of California v Trump, which is in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, 1:25cv-10810. The order rejects President Trump’s motion to dismiss the case. The case was filed to challenge Trump’s March 2025 executive order that voters who are registering to vote must attach proof of citizenship. The order makes other changes also, such as requiring all absentee ballots to be received in the election office by election day.

Now the case will proceed to a trial.

An article in the Detroit News says that both Republican and Democratic state legislators are talking about moving the Michigan non-presidential primary from August to May or June.

Fortunately, the petition deadline for new parties and independent candidates in not tied to the date of the primary. Those petitions are due 110 days before the general election, so changing the primary date would not affect the petition deadlines.

On September 17, Quinnipiac University Polls released a poll for the November 2025 New Jersey gubernatorial race. Four candidates are on the ballot, and the pollster mentioned all four when voters were contacted. See the results here.