The Alabama Constitution Party submitted approximately 10,000 signatures so that it could be on the ballot in the First District for U.S. House. The petition is very likely to be validated, because the number of signatures submitted is almost twice the requirement. The party will nominate David Walter for Congress in the First District.

This is the first time the Constitution Party has placed any candidates for either house of Congress on the Alabama ballot. Walter will probably be the only minor party candidate for Congress in Alabama this year.

On June 10, the Texas Democratic Party filed a lawsuit in state court in Austin, seeking a court order to prevent the Green Party from certifying the names of its nominees to the Secretary of State. See this story. The case is probably called Texas Democratic Party v Texas Green Party. The case number is not available yet.

The Texas Democratic Party also seeks a court order to allow its attorneys to take depositions to find out who donated money to pay for the party’s petition drive.

Fremont County, Wyoming officials say it is not possible for the county to draw single-member County Commission districts in time for Wyoming’s August 17 primary this year. The County’s at-large system for electing County Commissioners was invalidated by a U.S. District Court Judge several months ago. See this story. The lawsuit had been brought by the ACLU on behalf of Native Americans, who never win at-large elections.