Nicholas Di Ioria, Republican nominee for U.S. House in New York’s 12th district, hopes to be the subject of a reality TV show. The show would not air until after the election. Nevertheless, it is not certain that the Federal Election Commission will let him proceed. See this story. The 12th district consists of the east side of Manhattan, plus part of Queens. In 2012, Mitt Romney only received 22% of the vote in this district. The show’s producers are interested in a reality show for a candidate who is assumed to have no chance of winning.

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.