On March 4, the Montana Green Party held a state convention and nominated Thomas Breck for U.S. House in the May 25 special election. See this story. Thanks to Tony Roza for the link. The party is not now ballot-qualified, but is working on its petition.
The Hill has this story about bills in state legislatures that require presidential candidates to reveal their income tax returns, as a condition of appearing on ballots. Thanks to Political Wire for the link. In Hawaii, New Jersey, and New Mexico, all with Democratic majorities, such bills have passed their first committee.
This article says that North Carolina State Senate Majority Leader Phil Berger says the State Board of Elections is, at this time, unable to take any actions. Other state officials disagree.
On March 3, the Maine Joint Veterans & Legal Affairs Committee voted against LD 156, the National Popular Vote Plan bill. See the second half of this story.
On March 3, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that Green Party nominee Cheri Honkala should not be on the ballot, in the special legislative election being held on March 21. See this story.
The court did not explain its reasoning yet, but it will. The case is Green Party of Pennsylvania v Department of State, 11 MAP 2017.
