On April 16, the Minnesota Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case filed by the Democratic Party to remove the Legal Marijuana Now Party from the ballot. See this story.
The case is Martin v Simon, A24-0216. The Secretary of State is neutral.
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 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.
