Here is a recent article from Indiana Lawyer magazine that accurately and sympathetically discusses the Hoosier State’s election law restrictions for both candidates and voters.
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On September 28, a U.S. District Court Magistrate in West Virginia recommended that no Temporary Restraining Order be issued in Castro v Warner, s.d., 2:23cv-598. This is one of the cases filed by John Anthony Castro, a Republican candidate for president, to prevent former President Donald Trump from appearing on various Republican presidential primary ballots.
The magistrate says that Castro has not provided evidence that he is being harmed by keeping Trump on the ballot. Castro argues that more campaign contributions and future votes would be available to him if Trump weren’t running, but the Magistrate says there isn’t evidence so far to support that idea. Here is the ruling, which is quite similar to a South Carolina ruling issued on September 27.
Castro is now permitted to respond. The judge will decide on whether to accept the Magistrate’s recommendation.
The magistrate also says the West Virginia Republican Party may intervene in the case.
On September 27, U.S. District Court Magistrate Shiva v. Hodges recommended that no Temporary Restraining Order be granted in the lawsuit Castro v. South Carolina Election Commission, 3:23cv-4501. This is one of the cases in which the plaintiff, who is a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, is seeking to keep former President Donald Trump off various ballots.
The magistrate says there is no evidence yet that Castro’s campaign is being harmed by leaving Trump on the South Carolina Republican primary ballot. The magistrate says that it is only speculation that if Trump were removed from the ballot that Castro would thereby gain additional votes in the primary or additional campaign contributions. Here is the ruling. The U.S. District Court judge will decide whether to adopt the Magistrate’s recommendation.
Alaska lets candidates file for primaries very early. Already two candidates have paid the filing fee and completed the paperwork to be listed on the August 20, 2024 primary ballot for U.S. House. See them listed here on the Alaska Elections Division’s website.
One of the two early filers is Richard Grayson, whose ballot label will be “No Labels.” He is almost certainly the first candidate in any state who has already qualified to be on a 2024 ballot using that label. In Alaska, there are no party nominees, except presidential electors in the general election, so it would not be accurate to say that Grayson is the No Labels nominee. Grayson will not appear on the November 2024 ballot for U.S. House in Alaska unless he places in the top four in August.
U.S. District Court Judge Joseph LaPlante, a Bush Jr. appointee, will hold an evidentiary hearing in Castro v New Hampshire Secretary of State, 1:23cv-416, on October 20. This is a lawsuit in which the plaintiff hopes to keep former President Donald Trump off New Hampshire ballots. The case was filed on September 11.