The Georgia Libertarian Party lawsuit Cowen v Raffensperger, n.d., 1:17cv-4660, is still alive. It challenges the Georgia requirements for a candidate for U.S. House to get on the ballot. Except for the nominees of parties that polled 20% for president, the procedures are so severe, they have not been ever used by a minor party, and were last used by an independent in 1964. Although the Eleventh Circuit upheld the law last year on First Amendment grounds, the part of the case concerning Equal Protection is still pending. That part of the case case had lost in U.S. District Court, but three months ago but the party asked for reconsideration, citing a factual error in the judge’s last decision. The request for rehearing was filed December 4, so it has been pending for three months.

On February 29, Donald Trump asked the Illinois State Appeals Court to reverse the lower court decision that said he should not be on the Republican presidential primary ballot. The lower court decision is stayed, so for now he is on the ballot.

Steven Maviglio, an expert on California politics and elections, has this op-ed in Capitol Weekly. He lays out the case for eliminating the top-two primary that has existed in California since 2011. Thanks to Eric Wong for the link.