Here is a link to the Nevada Republican Party web page that has caucus results for the February 23 event. Thanks to PoliticalWire for the link.
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On February 22, the Alaska Democratic Party filed a lawsuit in state court to win the right to nominate non-members. Alaska law says no one may run in a party primary unless the person is a registered member of that party. See this story. The case is Alaska Democratic Party v State. 1ju-16-533-ci.
On February 15, the plaintiffs in Soltysik v Padilla filed this reply brief in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles. This is the lawsuit over whether California is violating the First Amendment by printing party preferences on the ballot for some candidates, but not all candidates. The plaintiffs are registered “Socialist” and when they run for partisan office, they want “Party preference: Socialist” on the ballot, not “Party preference: none” which the law requires. California law only allows a candidate’s party preference to be listed on the ballot if the candidate is a member of a qualified party. The hearing is March 14.
U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence Stengel of the eastern district of Pennsylvania will hold a status conference on March 1, 2016, at 10 a.m., by telephone, to discuss what ballot access procedures are in effect now in Pennsylvania for the minor parties who won the lawsuit Constitution Party v Aichele on July 23, 2015.
On February 22, Oklahoma Representative Jason Murphey (R-Guthrie) became the House Co-Sponsor for SB 896, which eases the definition of “political party.” Oklahoma bills need sponsors in each of the two houses. The bill has already passed the Senate Rules Committee. It lowers the vote test from 10% to 2.5%. The bill, if passed, would still leave Oklahoma with a relatively severe vote test, because the only offices that count are President and Governor.