On September 13, the Connecticut Supreme Court asked attorneys for both sides in Republican Party of Connecticut v Merrill for supplemental briefs. The justices want to hear from both sides on whether the Republican Party should have asked for administrative relief, before filing the lawsuit. The issue in the lawsuit is whether the Republican Party or the Democratic Party should be listed first on the ballot. It seems that the court is mulling over the idea of dismissing the lawsuit on procedural grounds.

Late on September 13, the Oklahoma Supreme Court issued a brief order, refusing to order elections officials to put Gary Johnson on the ballot as the Americans Elect nominee. However, the Court accepted jurisdiction in the case. The case is Lawhorn v Ziriax, 111026. There may be more details from the Court later on September 14.

The state officers of Americans Elect had nominated Gary Johnson in July. The state made no decision on whether to accept the filing, until August 29, when it rejected the filing. On August 31, Americans Elect had filed a lawsuit directly in the Oklahoma Supreme Court, seeking to validate its filing. The only oral argument in the case was held in front of a referee, who then made a report to the Court. As far as is known, the referee’s report hasn’t yet been made available to the public.

The Rhode Island Secretary of State had determined that all five presidential independent petitions submitted this year are valid. The two newly-validated petitions are those for the Party for Socialism and Liberation, and the Justice Party. The Secretary of State had previously said that the Libertarian, Green and Constitution Party petitions are valid.