The Wyoming Constitution Party has nominated Tamara Trujillo for Secretary of State. She is a former Republican state legislator. She was elected to the House in 2022 but defeated for re-election in the Republican primary in 2024. See this story.
According to this story, a new party called the Nebraska Working People Party is petitioning for party status.
On June 30, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion in National Republican Senatorial Committee v Federal Election Commission, 24-621. The opinion strikes down federal campaign finance laws that limit how much money a political party can spend on supporting its own nominees, even when the party and the candidate coordinate with each other. The vote is 6-3. Here is the Opinion.
There are still limits on how much money individuals may donate to a political party. Those limits were not part of the case.
On June 29, the Alaska Supreme Court issued a one-page order, agreeing with the lower court and keeping Dan J. Sullivan on the August primary ballot as a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate. The Court will issue an explanation at a later time. The decision is unanimous.
On June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Republican National Committee v Mi Familia Vota, 25-1017. The issue is whether the federal law on voter registration permits states to require voter registration applicants to attach documents proving citizenship. The case arose in Arizona. Here is the cert petition. The case only relates to voters who use the state registration form, not the federal form.
