As reported earlier, last week the Green Party sued the Arizona Secretary of State over the deadline for qualified parties to submit candidates for presidential elector. The Courthouse News Service has this article about the lawsuit. It is somewhat unusual for Courthouse News Service to write articles about cases that have just been filed. Usually it only covers cases when the decision comes down, or after the oral argument.
The petition deadline for Illinois is June 27. The Libertarian Party turned in 53,000 signatures and the Green Party is about to turn in 50,000 signatures. The requirement is 25,000 signatures.
On June 27, the U.S. Supreme Court said it will hear McCrory v Harris, 15-1262. This is a North Carolina lawsuit over U.S. House district boundaries. The lower 3-judge U.S. District Court had invalidated the state’s districts, forcing North Carolina to hold a late primary this month just for U.S. House, because the districts had not been in place at the March 2016 primary.
In February 2016 the U.S. Supreme Court had declined to block the new districts, which suggests that when the U.S. Supreme Court hears the case, it is likely to uphold the decision of the 3-judge U.S. District Court.
The Independent Party of Oregon is asking its members to participate in a party-administered presidential primary. Names on the ballot will be Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, Gary Johnson, Jill Stein, and “None of the Above.” This primary is binding.
The party also had a government-administered presidential primary in May, but the party is not using those results.
On June 25, Iceland held a presidential election. Five candidates were on the ballot. The winner, with 39.7% of the vote, is Gudni Johannesson. He is an independent candidate and says he has never been a member of a party. He favors bringing a national initiative process to Iceland. See this story. Thanks to John Fund for the link.
