On August 28, two Wyoming independent legislative candidates filed a lawsuit in state court, arguing that Wyoming’s “sore loser” law violates the Wyoming Constitution. See this story.
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On August 28, the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, heard Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ballot access appeal. See this story. There were five judges. Supreme Court Justices in New York are elected in partisan elections. Four of the five justices are Democrats. One is a Republican.
Only two of the judges participated in a meaningful way in the oral argument, including the one Republican and one of the Democrats.
If Kennedy had not withdrawn, he would have been on the ballot in every state except possibly New York, depending on how this case and his parallel federal case goes.
On August 28, the Alabama Secretary of State determined that three independent presidential petitions have enough valid signatures: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Chase Oliver, and Jill Stein. Thanks to Darryl Perry for this news.
On August 27, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued new temporary rules that will speed election law cases for the next few weeks. See it here.
Pennsylvania and New York are the two states with the most unresolved presidential ballot access issues.
On August 29 the North Carolina State Board of Elections voted not to let Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., withdraw from the ballot as the presidential nominee of the We the People Party.