According to this story, the Lincoln Party has enough valid signatures to appear on the statewide Indiana ballot this year. This is the first time a midterm minor party or independent candidate statewide petition has succeeded in Indiana since 1994. As to presidential years, there was a successful statewide petition in 2024, done by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., an independent presidential candidate.
On July 1, the California Assembly Public Safety Committee hassed AB 1539. It requires all presidential candidates, even write-in candidates, to certify that they are not in violation of the 22nd Amemdment (the part of the U.S. Constitution that has term limits for presidents). Here is the text.
On July 2, a Florida state trial court ruled that Libertarian Addison Liberty Patrick should remain on the ballot for city council in Jacksonville, Florida. The Republican Party had sued to keep her off the ballot, because she hasn’t been a registered Libertarian for the past year. However, the judge said the law on duration of party membership doesn’t apply to Jacksonville city elections, in which party labels do appear on the ballot, but parties don’t have nominees. Republican Executive Committee of Duval County v Patrick,Duval Co., 2026-CA-4155. See this story.
On May 28, a Wyoming Republican candidate for U.S. Senate filed a federal lawsuit to get on the primary ballot under the name he says he uses, which is just “Victor”. He does not want to appear on the ballot as “Victor Miller.” Miller v Gray, 2:26cv-172. The Wyoming election code says candidates may appear on the ballot under the name by which they are known. Here is the Complaint.
The case is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson, a Reagan appointee. See this story, which explains that Victor Miller wants to be a “meat avatar”, and if elected he would let a particular AI program make decisions.
On July 1, a U.S. District Court said it will expedite Day v New Hampshire Secretary of State, 1:26cv-499. A case management conference will be held next week. This is the case in which the Secretary of State disqualified an independent candidate for U.S. Senate because he had not re-registered to vote when he filed his Declaration of Candidacy.
