Politico has this story about Gary Johnson’s January 6 announcement that he will seek the Libertarian presidential nomination. UPDATE: this Washington Post story is more informative.
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On January 6, a Virginia voter sued the state election board over the rule, requested by the Republican Party, that voters at the polls for the Republican presidential primary on March 1 must sign in over a statement that says, “My signature below indicates that I am a Republican.”
See this story. The voter is a supporter of Donald Trump.
Four candidates are eligible to receive votes in the Kansas Democratic presidential caucus: Hillary Clinton, Rocky De La Fuente, Martin O’Malley, and Bernie Sanders. See this story. Candidates paid a fee of $2,500 to qualify.
Virginia law says the nominees of qualified parties always appear first on general election ballots. The only qualified parties in Virginia for the past 18 years have been the Democratic and Republican Parties. In 2014 the Virginia Libertarian Party and Rob Sarvis filed a lawsuit against that policy. The U.S. District Court acknowledged that being listed first on the ballot is advantageous, but he said the state may legitimately have election laws that help the Democratic and Republican Parties relative to other parties.
The case has been appealed to the Fourth Circuit. The opening brief was filed on December 22, 2015. The case is Sarvis v Alcorn, 15-1162.
Darrell Castle, the Constitution Party’s vice-presidential nominee in 2008, had been seeking the party’s 2016 presidential nomination. However, he has withdrawn from the race because of health concerns.