On July 25, U.S. District Court Judge Tom Barber refused to reconsider his June 22 ruling, keep the People’s Party from nominating a candidate for Pasco County Commission. People’s Party of Florida v Florida Department of State, m.d., 8:22cv-1274. The People’s Party has been a qualified party since September 2021. Florida doesn’t permit people to register to vote into unqualified parties. Therefore, the People’s Party had no registered members until September 2021. But the law says no one can run be a party nominee who has not been a member of the party for a full year before the filing deadline. Therefore, new parties in Florida can’t have any nominees their first year on the ballot, not even presidential candidates, because in Florida, candidates for presidential elector must be registered members of the party that nominated them.

Judge Barber did not give any reason for denying reconsideration. The party will now ask for injunctive relief from the Eleventh Circuit.

On interview shows recently, Congresswoman Liz Cheney has said she has not decided whether to run for president in 2024. See this story.

Meanwhile, No Labels has already started circulating petitions to qualify for party status in several states.

The North Carolina State Board of Elections posts voter registration data every week, on Saturday. Between July 2 and July 23, the Democratic Party has declined by 2,838. The Republican Party has declined by 478. The Libertarian Party has increased by 78, and independents have increased by 4,198.

The publicity about the Democratic Party’s attempt to remove the Green Party began on June 30, when the three Democratic members of the State Board of Elections refused to certify the party’s petition, even though the county election boards had determined it had enough valid signatures.

The totals on July 23 are: Democratic 2,491,653; Republican 2,209,872; Libertarian 49,333; independent 2,573,470.

On July 2 they were: Democratic 2,494,491; Republican 2,210,350; Libertarian 49,255; independent 2,569,272.