According to this Politico story, New Hampshire may not set the date of its 2020 presidential primary until late in 2019. The story notes that the state is capable of waiting as late as December 2019.
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On December 24, outgoing Maine Congressman Bruce Poliquin said he will dismiss his lawsuit against Ranked Choice Voting. Although the First Circuit had denied injunctive relief on December 21, the case was still alive at that point.
On November 29, 2018, U.S. District Court Judge Kimberly Mueller dismissed the lawsuit Citizens for Fair Representation v Padilla, e.d., 2:17cv-973. The eleven-page opinion says none of the plaintiffs has standing, because the problem complained of is common to virtually all Californians. The opinion also says the case concerns a political question that is outside the jurisdiction of courts. The plaintiffs had argued that ordinary Californians, and especially those who are members of ethnic minorities, have no real representation in the legislature, because the population of each legislative district is so vast. There are almost 1,000,000 residents of each State Senate district, and almost 500,000 in each Assembly districts. The plaintiffs have not appealed.
On Friday, December 21, the First Circuit denied a request by outgoing Maine Congressman Bruce Poliquin to block the Secretary of State from certifying the election returns in the U.S. House, 2nd district, race. Baber v Dunlap, 18-2250.
This does not mean that the case is over, but the judges said the case does not have a strong likelihood of success. The case challenges the use of ranked choice voting in federal elections. The three judges were Juan Torruella (a Reagan appointee), and two Obama appointees, O. Rogeriee Thompson and David J. Barron.
On December 21, the plaintiffs in Tedards v Ducey filed this Amended Complaint. The original Complaint charged that Arizona must permit a special U.S. Senate election to fill John McCain’s seat that is held earlier than November 2020 (McCain died in August 2018). The new Complaint repeats this claim, but it also challenges the state law that says the Governor, when appointing a new U.S. Senator, must appoint someone who is a member of the same party as the Senator being replaced. The Complaint says this is an additional qualification, and states cannot add to the qualifications for service in Congress that are not listed in the Constitution. The new Complaint also points out that Governor Doug Ducey did just appoint a second Senator for the vacancy, because the first appointed Senator is about to resign.