On September 15, the Ohio Libertarian Party asked a U.S. District Court to place its gubernatorial ticket on the November ballot. This time, the request is based on new evidence showing that the process by which the ticket was removed from the party’s primary ballot was corrupt.

Meanwhile, a Columbus Dispatch poll published September 14 shows these results for the gubernatorial race: Republican incumbent John Kasich 59%; Democrat Ed Fitzgerald 29%; Green Anita Rios 3%; undecided 10%. If the Green Party nominee does receive 2%, the Green Party’s party status will be extended for four more years.

The Democratic nominee is performing very poorly because of recent revelations about his personal life.

Vic Kohring, the Alaskan Independence Party’s nominee for U.S. Senate, has withdrawn from the race. The party now has no nominees on the ballot this year. However, it will retain its qualified status because its registration is greater than 3% of the number of votes likely to be cast this year. Thanks to Alabama Independent for this news.

Rhode Island held primaries on September 9 for the state’s three ballot-qualified parties, the Democratic, Republican, and Moderate Parties. Ken Block, who had founded the Moderate Party four years ago, had changed his registration to the Republican Party and had sought the party’s 2014 gubernatorial nomination. However, he lost the primary to Allan Fung, Republican Mayor of Cranston.

The Moderate Party has its own gubernatorial candidate, but he is not likely to poll as much as 5% in November, and will probably lose its qualified status.