On June 28, the Ohio Libertarian Party filed this 23-page brief in Libertarian Party of Ohio v Wilhem, s.d., 2:19cv-2501. The case challenges the composition of the Ohio Elections Commission. The law requires that the Commission be composed of three Republicans, three Democrats, and one independent. It is impossible that a member of any other party could ever be on the Commission.

The lawsuit also charges that the Ohio Elections Commission failed to do its duty in 2018, when it allowed gubernatorial debates paid for by corporate contributions to proceed, when there were no objective standards whatsoever for inclusion in those debates. Those debates included only the Republican and Democratic nominees, even though the Libertarian and Green Parties also had gubernatorial candidates on the ballot. This case is unlike the litigation around the Commission on Presidential Debates, because at least the Commission on Presidential Debates has objective standards.

Level the Playing Field v Federal Election Commission, 19-5117, is pending in the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit. The opening brief is due July 29, 2019. This is the lawsuit over the general election presidential debates. It challenges the 15% polling rule established by the Commission on Presidential Debates.

On June 28, the ACLU filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of some Florida ex-felons who just lost their ability to register to vote (or to remain registered) because they are unable to pay past legal financial obligations incurred in connection with their past conviction. The Complaint estimates that 83% of Florida ex-felons have past financial obligations. Gruver v Barton, n.d., 1:19cv-121. The case was filed only minutes after Governor DeSantis signed the bill that imposed the restrictions.

The Complaint is 74 pages. The case is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Mark Walker, an Obama appointee.