At the 2024 Libertarian convention, the first ballot had Michael Rectenwald in the lead, although no one had a majority.  This was the first Libertarian presidential convention since 2004 in which the first-place finisher did not win the nomination.  Chase Oliver, who consistently placed second until the final two ballots, won the nomination on the seventh ballot.

The last Libertarian convention for which the first ballot leader did not win the nomination was the 2004 convention.  Aaron Russo had the most votes in the first round, but eventually Michael Badnarik received the nomination.

For the two major parties, the last time the candidate who received the most votes on the first ballot did not win the nomination was the 1952 Democratic convention.  Estes Kefauver had the most votes in the first round, but Adlai Stevenson won on the third round.

For the Republican Party, the last instance was 1940, when Thomas Dewey lead in the first three ballots but did not get the nomination.  Wendell Willkie won it on the sixth ballot.

On June 2, the lawsuit Hendrix v Howe was voluntarily dismissed.  This was a case filed in 2023 to challenge the North Dakota ban on out-of-state circulators for initiatives.  The plaintiffs say they dismissed it because they would rather challenge the similar bans in Arkansas ad Missouri first.

The Nation magazine, in its June 2024 edition, criticizes the Democratic National Committee for its decision to nominate President Joe Biden before the physical convention.  It is behind a pay wall, but says, “It’s hard to imagine a worse idea.  For many progressives – including key elements of the Democratic base – the only thing more dispiriting than having to vote for Biden and Harris again is to watch them get renominated.  A floor debate over unconditional aid to Israel might not be pretty, but it would reflect what Democrats are actually arguing about…the party’s rules matter as much as its rulers.  And debates over these rules…need to happen live and in public.”