The Bismarck, North Dakota Tribune has this story about the Libertarian Party’s ballot access lawsuit.  The case is Libertarian Party of North Dakota v Jaeger, 3:10-cv-64, in U.S. District Court.  The case challenges the restrictive procedures for a minor party to place its nominees for state legislature on the November ballot.  North Dakota has not had any minor party legislative candidates on the general election ballot, with the party label, since 1976.  The minor party that overcame the hurdle in 1976 was the American Party.

On July 18, the Greater Columbia Area AFL-CIO endorsed Tom Clements for U.S. Senate from South Carolina.  Clements is the Green Party nominee.  See this story.

The League of Women Voters has invited all four ballot-listed candidates for California State Senate, district 15, to a debate.  This is a special election, to be held August 17.  The debate invitation has already been accepted by Democratic nominee Jim Fitzgerald, Libertarian nominee Mark Hinkle, and independent candidate Jim Fitzgerald.  The Republican nominee, Sam Blakeslee, has not yet accepted.  The League says the debate will go on even if Blakeslee does not accept.

The debate is July 26, at the Cuesta College Student Center in San Luis Obispo, at 7 p.m.  It will be broadcast on Channel 19 (on replay) and perhaps also on KSBY-TV.  Thanks to the California Majority Report for this news.