On July 1, Idaho state representative Todd Achilles resigned from the state legislature, where he had been serving as a Democrat. He also announced he will run for U.S. Senate in 2026 as an independent candidate.
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The Libertarian Party ceased to be a qualified party in Maryland in November 2024, when it failed to receive 1% for president. Recently the Maryland State Board of Elections has sent a postal letter to all 19,000 registered Libertarians, telling them that their party had gone off the ballot and enclosing a voter registration card to make it easier for them to choose another affiliation.
The Libertarian Party is petitioning to get back on the ballot. In the past the Maryland State Board has allowed a reasonable amount of time before interfering with the party’s registered members, but apparently not this year.
On June 30, the Republican National Committee and the Republican Party of Arizona filed a lawsuit in state court, to stop overseas voters from being allowed to register as Arizona voters even if they have never lived in Arizona as adults. These are people whose parents are from Arizona, but whose family has long lived overseas. Republican Party of Arizona v State of Arizona, Maricopa County Superior Court, cv2025-22859. Here is the Complaint.
For the second time, the Arkansas Attorney General has rejected language for a proposed statewide initiative, because the description of what the initiative would do is beyond a typical eight-grader’s ability to understand. A new law says initiatives must be described so as to be clear to people who read at an eighth-grate level. See this story.
Here is a report and analysis from NBC News.