On December 16, 2024, the Georgia Libertarian and Green Parties filed a new lawsuit against the Georgia campaign finance law that lets individuals give more contributions to Republican and Democratic candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, than those individuals may give to other candidates for those two offices. Libertarian Party of Georgia v Carr, n.d., 1:24cv-05763. Here is the Complaint.

An earlier case filed by the Libertarian Party was dismissed on standing grounds. The new case shores up defenses against that happening again. The case is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Mark H. Cohen, who also handled the last case.

On March 4, the West Virginia Senate passed SB 490, which prevents any local government from using ranked choice voting for its own elections. Only two Senators voted “no.”

The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to hear Miller v Nelson, 24-854, at its March 21, 2025 conference. This is the lawsuit that challenges virtually all of Texas’ ballot access laws for minor parties and independent candidates.