On September 8, the state chair of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party filed a lawsuit directly with the State Supreme Court, asking the court to remove the Republican presidential ticket from the November ballot. See this story. The case is Ken Martin v Steve Simon, A16-1436.
UPDATE: also see this story. Briefs have already been filed.
On September 9, Donald Trump said that the general election presidential debates should be limited to himself and Hillary Clinton. See this story.
Mississippi will have the nominees of eight political parties on the ballot. See the list here. They are:
1. American Delta Party, Rocky De La Fuente
2. Constitution Party, Darrell Castle
3. Democratic Party, Hillary Clinton
4. Green Party, Jill Stein
5. Libertarian Party, Gary Johnson
6. Prohibition Party, Jim Hedges
7. Reform Party, Barbara Dale Washer
8. Republican Party, Donald Trump
This is the first time since 1896 that the Prohibition Party presidential nominee, or a Prohibition Party nominee for any office, has been on the ballot in Mississippi.
It is somewhat surprising that Evan McMullin did not qualify, because only 1,000 signatures were required for an independent, and the deadline was September 9.
Jo Craven McGinty has this article about Instant Runoff Voting in the Wall Street Journal. The article mentions that Maine is voting soon on whether to implement it for elections for state office and congress. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link.
September 9 is the Arizona independent presidential petition deadline. No one submitted such a petition. The ballot-qualified parties in Arizona are Democratic, Green, Libertarian, and Republican.
