On February 27, the Ohio Libertarian Party requested a ruling from a U.S. District Court that the Court keep the party on the ballot for the 2015 local partisan elections. The party is awaiting a ruling from the same court on whether the new procedures for parties to get on the ballot (the bill passed in November 2013) is constitutional. In the meantime the party has some candidates in some local partisan 2015 elections.

The recent motion points out that the new law, passed in 2013, doesn’t even make it possible for a party to petition its way onto the ballot for odd year elections. Thanks to Steven Linnabary for the link.

Here is the latest version of the New York state voter registration form. It has been revised to list the two parties that became ballot-qualified in November 2014, the Women’s Equality Party and the Reform Party (which changed its name recently and had been the Stop Common Core Party). Thanks to Michael Drucker for the link.

Minnesota hasn’t had a presidential primary since 1992, and is usually the second most populous state (after Washington state) that uses caucuses instead. But Senator Julianne Ortman (R-Chanhassen) has introduced SF 1205, which would bring back a presidential primary and hold it in March. The bill would also move the primary for other office from August to March. The bill has two co-sponsors, both Republicans. See this story.