According to this story, 55 of the Wisconsin Assembly districts, and 21 of the State Senate districts, are not contiguous. They either have holes inside them that consist of territory that doesn’t belong to that district, or they have disconnected areas that are part of the district. Thanks to Ken Bush for the link.
On November 27, the faction of the Michigan Libertarian Party that is not recognized by the Libertarian National Committee filed this brief in LNC v Saliba, 23-1856. The brief argues that the Lanham Act, the federal law concerning trademarks, cannot be applied to settle factional fights within a political party.
The Hawaii Elections Office website has a section that lists groups that have asked for the petition to create a new party. There are eight groups on the list: 1787, Aloha Aina, Free Will, Green, New Republican, Party for Socialism & Liberation, Royal Hawaiian Kingdom, and Solidarity.
There is no means to tell from the website which of these groups are actively petitioning. Parties already on the ballot are Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, and No Labels.
If you use the link, scroll down toward the bottom. The list also includes the website for each group.
On October 20, the New Jersey secretary of State filed this brief in Bellocchio v Way, Mercer Co. Superior Court Mer-L-001762-23. This is the lawsuit filed to keep former President Donald Trump off the New Jersey Republican presidential primary. The Secretary argues that the case is not ripe, because petitions are not due until April 1, 2024. No primary petitions have been filed yet for Donald Trump.
There are many pending court cases seeking to keep former President Donald Trump off various Republican presidential primaries. States in which the original case still doesn’t have an opinion are Arizona, Connecticut, Kansas, Massachusetts, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, and Woming.
States in which Trump won, but an appeal is pending, are Colorado, Florida, and Michigan.
States in which Trump won, and no appeal was filed, are California, Minnesota, and New Hampshire.
