On July 8, True the Vote dismissed its lawsuit filed a week ago to force the state to reveal the list of Mississippi voters who voted in the Democratic primary this year. The purpose of the lawsuit was to determine if enough voters voted in the Democratic primary and the Republican run-off primary for U.S. Senate, to make a case that the run-off outcome might be invalidated.

The case was probably dismissed because the judge issued an opinion on July 7 saying the case was probably filed in the wrong district. The case had been filed in the Northern District, but the state capital, Jackson, is in the Southern District. Thanks to Rick Hasen for this news.

The Republican Party has tentatively chosen Cleveland, Ohio as the host for its 2016 presidential convention. See this story. This makes it very likely that the convention will start July 18. Cleveland can’t accomodate a Republican convention in June.

The story says Democrats won’t choose their city until late 2014 or early 2015.

On July 7, four voters who wish to contribute more than $1,500 to an independent candidate for Governor filed a federal lawsuit, challenging the Maine campaign finance law that lets individuals give $3,000 to a candidate who runs in both a partisan primary and a general election, but only $1,500 to a petitioning candidate. See this story. The case is Woodhouse v Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices, 1:14-266. Thanks to Thomas MacMillan for the link. This case is very similar to one filed recently by the Constitution Party in Wyoming.