On July 24, the Colorado Secretary of State’s office announced that it will list Chase Oliver on the ballot as the Libertarian presidential nominee.
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On July 23, the Alaska Division of Elections determined that the initiative to repeal the top-four system has enough valid signatures and will appear on the November 2024 ballot. See this story.
U.S. District Court Judge Terrance Boyle has set a hearing in Ortiz v North Carolina State Board of Elections, e.d., 5:24cv-420, for Tuesday, July 30, at 2 p.m. in Elizabeth City. This is the case filed by three North Carolina voters who want to vote for the Justice for All Party, which is not on the ballot due to an action by the State Board, even though the county boards say the petition has enough valid signatures.
This Quinnipiac presidential poll shows that when some minor party and independent candidates are included, Donald Trump has a larger margin over Kamala Harris than when they are excluded.
On July 22, some North Carolina voters who want to vote for Cornel West for President filed a federal lawsuit over the North Carolina Election Board’s denial of ballot access to West’s Party, Justice for All. Ortiz v North Carolina Board of Elections, 5:24cv-420.
The case is very similar to the 2022 North Carolina Green Party case, in which the court ordered the Board to certify the Green Party. The new case is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Terrance Boyle, a Reagan appointee.