On October 21, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. asked the U.S. Supreme Court to order the Wisconsin Election Commission to remove his name from the ballot. The State Supreme Court had kept him on against his will. Kennedy v Wisconsin Elections Commission, 24A399. Here is the filing. It is based on the argument that Wisconsin discriminates against independent candidates by letting party nominees withdraw, whereas independents can’t withdraw after the filing deadline unless they die. Thanks to Thomas Jones for this news.

The U.S. Supreme Court has set an October 28 deadline for a response.

One can watch the presidential debate of October 23 at this link. It included Jill Stein, Chase Oliver, and Randall Terry, and is slightly over two hours. It was sponsored by Free & Equal.

On October 23, Jill Stein asked the U.S. District Court in Ohio to stay its own ruling, and also prepared paperwork to go to the Sixth Circuit, in Stein v LaRose. This is the case over whether votes for Stein should be counted. The U.S. District Court had refused to adjudicate the case, saying that it should have been filed in state court.

In the Sixth Circuit, the case is 24-3923.