Filing closes on November 2 for the New Hampshire presidential primaries. 21 Republicans have filed; 23 Democrats have filed. Anyone may appear by filling out a Declaration of Candidacy and paying $1,000. It is conceivable that a few more names will be added, since there is another hour left to file.

For a list of the candidates and contact info for each, see this page from the New Hampshire Secretary of State’s site.

In 2004, there had been 23 presidential candidates on the New Hampshire Democratic primary ballot, and 14 on the New Hampshire Republican ballot.

Long-time Secretary of State Bill Gardner has said in the past that New Hampshire voters are not confused by facing this many names on the ballot.

On November 2, the national Reform Party officers elected at the Yuma, Arizona national convention in 2005 filed papers with a federal court in Florida, concerning the Texas state court ruling of November 1.

The Texas state court on November 1 had suggested that the 2005 Yuma national convention was invalid, and had issued an injunction against the Yuma national officers. Some months ago, the Florida federal court jury had determined that the 2006 Florida national convention (which had removed Rodney Martin as national chair, and replaced him with Charles Foster) was invalid. If anyone will send me copies of the Florida pleadings filed on November 2, I will report what they are asking the Florida court to do.

The U.S. District Court in Tallahassee, Florida, will hear Nelson v Dean on December 5. Nelson v Dean is the lawsuit filed by Democratic Senator Bill Nelson against the Democratic National Committee, over whether the national party can deprive the Florida Democratic Party of all its delegates to the national convention in Denver next year. Thanks to Ed Still of votelaw.blog for this news.