According to this story at FrontloadingHQ, it seems likely that the Kentucky Republican Party won’t use its presidential primary in 2020. Kentucky has been holding presidential primaries for major parties since 1976 (although it didn’t hold any in 1984). The … Continue reading
Bleedingheartland.com, an Iowa politics blog, has this very thorough news story about the Iowa Libertarian Party’s lawsuit against the new March petition deadline for non-presidential independent candidates and the nominees of unqualified parties. … Continue reading
An initiative is circulating in Alaska that would end the ability of political parties to nominate candidates, except in presidential elections. It would require all candidates to appear on the August primary ballot. Then, the top four candidates from the … Continue reading
On August 7, the Sixth Circuit issued an opinion in Schmitt v LaRose, 19-3196. This is the case that challenged the ability of county election boards to reject local initiatives, if the election board feels the initiative would be unconstitutional … Continue reading
On August 7, the California Supreme Court asked the Secretary of State to respond to Patterson v Padilla, S257302. This is the lawsuit filed by the California Republican Party and its state chairwoman on August 6, challenging the new California … Continue reading
