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.
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On April 15, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose rejected the idea of letting the Democratic Party make a provisional filing for President Biden to be on the ballot. His letter says the Ohio law doesn’t allow for such a thing. There is apparently still no bill in the Ohio legislature to change the deadline to a later date. See this story.
On April 13, the Unity Party of Colorado, which is ballot-qualified, nominated Cornel West for president. See this story from Independent Political Report.
On April 12, the U.S. Supreme Court refused Georgia’s request to extend the deadline to file the state’s brief until June 25, in Rose v Raffensperger, 23-1060. This is the lawsuit over whether Georgia elections for Public Service Commission should be statewide or by district. The Supreme Court said Georgia must file by May 28.
On April 15, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Frank v Lee, 23-901. This is the case involving the Wyoming law that prohibits First Amendment activity about politics within 300 feet of a polling place on election day, and also has affects on non-election days where early voting is taking place.