On the morning of June 28, the Nevada Supreme Court heard arguments in Nevada State Democratic Party v Nevada Republican Party, 58404. Here is a short newspaper article about the argument. This is the case over whether the upcoming special U.S. House election should be handled as a partisan election or a non-partisan election. Nevada has never before had a special election for U.S. House, so there are no precedents in the state. The election law is unclear. UPDATE: this Las Vegas Review-Journal story suggests the Democratic Party is somewhat likely to win the lawsuit. At least one justice, and plausibly two, seem leaning against deeming the election to be partisan.

John Nygren, a member of the Wisconsin Assembly, is a candidate for the State Senate in one of this year’s special elections. However, according to this story, he needed 400 valid signatures to place his name on the Republican primary ballot, and only has 398 valid signatures. One other Republican had filed for the same seat, so Republicans will have a nominee in that race. Also Nygren is free to be a write-in candidate in the primary.

Wisconsin is holding several special elections for State Senate this summer. When a recall petition is filed, and has enough valid signatures, the state simply considers that particular seat vacant, and holds a special election. The person being recalled is free to run in that special election.

On June 28, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will not hear Green Party of Connecticut v Lenge, 10-795. This sad action maintains a 20-year record of that Court’s refusal to accept any case brought to it solely by a minor party or an independent candidate (not counting a 1997 case in which a Georgia Libertarian candidate challenged Georgia’s law requiring candidates for state office to take a drug test). Here is a brief Washington Post story about the Court’s refusal.