Ramsey Robinson, a member of the Peace & Freedom Party, has declared his candidacy for Governor of California in the 2026 election. See here.
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On June 19, the North Carolina State Board of Elections voted 3-2 to keep the Green Party on the ballot for 2026 and 2028. The law says a party retains its qualified status “if the group of voters had a candidate nominated by that group on the general election ballot of at least 70% of the states in the prior Presidential election.”
Jill Stein was the nominee of the Green Party in 2024, and she appeared on the ballot in 38 states. The two Democrats on the Board voted against the Green Party because in seven of the states her label was not “Green Party”. In those seven states, either the Green Party has a different name in that state, or else her label was “independent.” The three Republicans on the Board voted that the Green Party complies with the law. See this story.
Stein had “independent” or “by petition” in Alabama, Idaho, Nebraska, and Tennessee. In Alaska, she was the nominee of the Aurora Party; in Kentucky, the Kentucky Party; and in West Virginia, the Mountain Party. Democrats acknowledged that the Green Independent Party in Maine, the Rainbow-Green Party in Massachusetts, and the Pacific Green Party in Oregon were affiliates of the national Green Party.
The story also says that the Constitution, We the People, Justice for All, and No Labels Party went off the ballot. That was no surprise because none of them had a presidential nominee who was on the ballot in more than eighteen states, and furthermore none of them polled as much as 2% of the North Carolina vote for either President or Governor.
The Arkansas Libertarian Party is currently circulating its petition to regain its party status. It needs 10,000 valid signatures. On Saturday, June 14, some volunteer petitioners collected approximately 500 signatures while at the “No Kings” demonstrations in the state. This is the best day the drive has had.
Approximately 6,000 signatures have been collected so far. The petitions are due May 31, 2026.
Mayor Eric Adams, who is running for re-election in November 2025, says he will soon sue to overturn the state law that says he can only appear on the November ballot once. He points out that his opponent, Andrew Cuomo, who will probably be the Democratic nominee, also plans to be on the ballot under a second label, so would be listed twice. See this Politico story.
On June 16, the Maine Senate defeated LD 252, the bill that would have withdrawn Maine from the National Popular Vote Plan pact. The vote was 18-16.