On March 8, Ohio filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that that court should not accept the Ohio independent petition deadline case (for candidates for Congress). Lawrence v Blackwell, 05-1089. The brief argues that the U.S. Constitution requires that states treat all candidates equally, and that it would be unfair to Democrats and Republicans (who nominate for all office in March, in presidential years) if independents were permitted to submit their petitions later. Of course, the principle that all candidates must be treated equally is completely forgotten when Ohio decides how many signatures each candidate needs. Republicans and Democrats running for US House in Ohio each need 50 signatures, but independents need approximately 2,500 this year, and new parties need 56,280 signatures this year.

The US Supreme Court will probably decide whether to hear Lawrence v Blackwell in late June.

On May 2, a Colorado House of Representatives Committee killed SB 06-223. That bill was one of the bills in 5 states that proposed an interstate compact. States agreeing to the compact would only appoint presidential electors who promised to vote for whichever presidential candidate polled the most popular votes nationwide. The Colorado bill had passed the Colorado Senate last month.

On May 6, the South Carolina AFL-CIO endorsed the Green Party nominee for Secretary of Education, a statewide partisan elected position. That nominee is Arnold Karr.