On April 16, the Eleventh Circuit dissolved the stay that the U.S. District Court had issued, relative to whether Georgia can hold elections this year for Public Service Commissioner. This means the state is now free to hold at-large elections for that office this year. Rose v Raffensperger, 22-12593.

The Libertarian Party always polls enough votes for Public Service Commissioner in Georgia to retain its qualified statewide status, so this is good news for the Libertarian Party. There are no other statewide elections this year in Georgia, other than President. The party only once polled enough votes for President to meet the vote test, in 2016.

Tuesday, April 16, is the first day in which petitioning in New York is permitted for independent candidates and the nominees of unqualified parties. Here is a news story about the Robert F. Kennedy, Jr’s plans in one area of upstate New York.

On April 13, the Unity Party of Colorado, which is ballot-qualified, nominated Cornel West for president. See this story from Independent Political Report.