As noted earlier, Evan McMullin submitted approximately 5,500 signatures in Wyoming to be on the ballot. The law requires 3,302. However, Wyoming law does not allow voters to sign for more than a single independent candidate for the same office. Approximately one-third of the McMullin signers had also signed for either Jill Stein or Rocky De La Fuente. Because those two candidates filed their petitions before McMullin did, the signatures of those multiple signers did not count for McMullin.

The order in which the candidate signed the petition can be determined (because signers show the date of signing) but is not material. The signature that counts is the first one submitted to the Secretary of State.

On September 12, the Minnesota Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Martin v Simon, A16-1436. This is the case in which Minnesota’s Democratic Party state chair said Donald Trump should be removed from the ballot because the Republicans didn’t follow state law, concerning their choice of alternate presidential electors.

The decision says the case is rejected because it was filed two weeks after the plaintiff knew about the problem. The decision says nothing about the merits of the lawsuit. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link.

On September 12, David Gill, independent candidate in the Illinois 13th district U.S. House seat, filed this request for reconsideration in the 7th circuit. Three judges of the 7th circuit had removed him from the ballot on Friday, September 9.