On April 17, the Nevada Assembly passed AJR 6, which would amend the state constitution to provide that Nevada join the National Popular Vote Plan. If the bill passes through the legislature, then voters would vote on it in November 2024.
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On April 17, an Oregon group that opposes the ability of parties to have nominees filed paperwork to start an initiative petition drive.
See this story.
Nevada SB 53, which would have moved the declaration of candidacy deadline for all types of candidates except presidential nominees from March to February, failed to make any headway, and it is now too late for it to pass.
The Capital Times of Madison, Wisconsin, has this article about the history of alternative political parties in Wisconsin history. The Capital Times is a weekly print publication and also a daily on-line newspaper.
For many years, Gallup Polls has been asking voters if they self-identify as a Democrat, Republican, or independent. The figures for the March 2023 poll show independents at 49%, Republicans at 25%, and Democrats at 25%. See here. That is the highest share choosing “independent” ever recorded by the poll.