The Wyoming petition deadline for independent candidates is Monday, August 29. This news story says Jill Stein will turn in over 10,000 signatures, even though only 3,302 are required. This is a wise move on her part. Wyoming petition validity is usually quite low.
On June 23, 2016, supporters of Bernie Sanders sued the Democratic National Committee over a belief that the national party had not been neutral in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. On August 23, a hearing was held in the case, Wilding v DNC Services, southern district of Florida, 0:16cv-61511. But the only issue was whether the plaintiffs had properly served the defendants.
During the two-hour hearing, Judge William Zloch permitted the plaintiffs to show a video film clip of the server serving someone in the party office. The party argues that the person who received the papers was not authorized to accept the papers. The day after the hearing, both sides submitted briefs on the service issue. Supporters of the lawsuit have a facebook page which has more detail.
Although the Libertarian Party’s three statewide candidates are safely on the Illinois ballot this year, the only Libertarian who petitioned for U.S. House was removed from the ballot on August 26. He is Joseph Schreiner, running in the 16th district in north central Illinois. As a result, there is only one candidate on the ballot, incumbent Republican Adam Kinzinger.
Schreiner submitted a very small number of signatures, so the recent decision in David Gill’s case is of no help to him. But Schreiner would have remained on the ballot, except that two individuals named Chris Brown and Barry Welbers challenged his petition.
On August 26, the South Dakota Constitution Party filed this reply brief, in its lawsuit over whether its nominees for U.S. Senate and state house should be on the ballot. Unless relief is granted, South Dakota won’t have any minor party candidates on the ballot in November for any office except president.
According to this story, on August 25, Evan McMullin’s campaign strategist, Rick Wilson, said McMullin will challenge bad ballot access laws in court. This seems peculiar, because no McMullin lawsuits have been filed. McMullin announced on August 8. A good reporter would have asked Wilson why no cases have been filed.
