The North Carolina legislature adjourned early in the morning of July 3. The ballot access reform bill was brought up in the Senate during the waning minutes of the session, but it was defeated 33-5. North Carolina continues to require more signatures than any other to get on the ballot for President (using the easier method), except for California. North Carolina also is tied for having the earliest petition deadline (when the method with the later deadline is compared in every state). Thanks to Barbara Howe and Jordon Greene for this news. The bill had passed the House in 2011.

The man who challenged the Illinois petitions for four minor party presidential candidates is free, if he wishes, to withdraw his objections, and it is possible he will do so.

On July 2, the Washington state Democratic Party filed this reply brief in the U.S. Supreme Court, in Washington State Democratic Central Committee v Washington State Grange. This is the lawsuit in which the Democratic and Libertarian Parties argue that the top-two system is unconstitutional.