The cost for airing this 30 second ad was reportedly $7 million. It took me by surprise, as I am sure it did most other people.
It case you didn’t see it, here it is.
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No Labels is currently suing a copy-cat website called “NoLabels.com Inc.” for trademark infringement. The case is in U.S. District Court in Delaware, case number 1:23cv-01384. On February 7, the Special Master who is handling discovery for the court issued an order as to what documents must be produced by No Labels. See the 12-page order here.
No Labels must reveal documents that show the relationship between the national No Labels group and the “state-affiliated entities”, that is, the ballot-qualified state parties. The Defendants are especially interested in the relationship with the Arizona, Florida, and North Carolina ballot-qualified No Labels Parties.
No Labels must also produce correspondence with potential presidential and vice-presidential candidates that relates to use or control of the trademark. However, No Labels need not identify any such candidates, so the documents will presumably be partially redacted.
No Labels must produce documents relating to trademark that are in the custody of the state parties but which are not in the national No Labels files.
Finally, No Labels must produce copies of statements by its leaders, in talking points, scripts, memoranda, advertising, or marketing,that bear on its trademark.
Other discovery requests by both sides are pending. No Labels wants to take the Deposition of some of the people who organized the NoLabels.com website, and the other side wants to depose leaders of the state No Labels Parties’ officers, at least in Arizona, Florida, and North Carolina.
On February 1, the Rhode Island House passed HB 7116, which cuts the number of signatures for candidates for Delegate to national conventions from 100 signatures to 50 signatures. If enacted, it takes effect immediately. It is now in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The Libertarian Party has its own presidential primary in Califoria, to be held March 5. The only name on that ballot is Charles Ballay. However, California counts write-ins in presidential primaries for declared presidential write-in candidates. Chase Oliver has already filed as a declared write-in candidate. It is not known if others will also file. The deadline for doing that is February 13.
At the January 5, 2024 California registration tally, there were 240,770 registered Libertarians. Registered independents can also vote in the Libertarian primary.
On February 9, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs signed HB 2785, which moves the non-presidential primary from August 6 to July 30. The bill only affects the 2024 election.
Because non-presidential independent candidate petitions are due on the same date that primary candidates must file, the bill automatically moves the non-presidential independent candidate deadline from April 8 to April 1. The bill takes effect immediately. The presidential independent deadline is not affected by the bill.
If U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema intends to file an independent candidate petition this year, she now has even less time in which to do that. She has not said if she is running for re-election.