U.S. District Court John Woodcock will hold argument on Tuesday, February 27, in Team Kennedy v Bellows, 1:24cv-52. This is the lawsuit filed on February 21 over the Maine Secretary of State’s reversal on whether Kennedy petitioners may work at the polls on March 5. Maine has always before permitted petitioning at the polls for independent candidates, and had initially said Kennedy volunteers could do that, but then the Secretary of State revoked permission. The argument is over the telephone and commences at 1 p.m.

The Socialist Workers Party announced its national ticket on February 17. For president, Rachele Fruit of Florida. For vice-president, Margaret Trowe of California. See here.

The Socialist Workers Party is one of only three minor parties that has run a presidential candidate in each election for as long as 75 years. The others are the Socialist Labor Party (1888-1976) and the Prohibition Party (1872-ongoing).

California’s primary for all partisan office is March 5. According to this story, only 7% of all ballots have been returned to elections offices. Comparing past primaries since California has been mailing a ballot to each registered voter, this suggests that turnout in 2024 will be low, possibly the lowest ever for a presidential primary in California.