On February 29, Donald Trump asked the Illinois State Appeals Court to reverse the lower court decision that said he should not be on the Republican presidential primary ballot. The lower court decision is stayed, so for now he is on the ballot.
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On March 1, the Minnesota Supreme Court set an April 16 date for oral argument in Martin v Simon, A24-216, the case filed by the state chair of the state Democratic Party to remove the Legal Marijuana Now Party from the 2024 ballot.
Steven Maviglio, an expert on California politics and elections, has this op-ed in Capitol Weekly. He lays out the case for eliminating the top-two primary that has existed in California since 2011. Thanks to Eric Wong for the link.
On March 1, Nikki Haley said she would not seek the No Labels presidential nomination.
On February 29, the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion in Linthicum v Wagner, 23-4292. It upholds the U.S. District Court decision, which says Oregon’s new state constitutional provision that does not permit legislators to run for re-election if they miss too many sessions of the legislature does not offend the First Amendment. Here is the opinion.