Arizona State Senator Martin Quezada (D-Phoenix) has introduced B 1668, to eliminate Arizona presidential primaries. Parties would be required to choose delegates to the national conventions by caucus, and the bill also requires caucuses to be open to independent voters … Continue reading
On February 9, Virginia State Senator Amanda Chase, who is running for the Republican gubernatorial nomination this year, sued the Virginia Republican Party over its uncertain plans on how it will nominate for statewide office this year. Chase says she … Continue reading
On February 11, the South Carolina House Judiciary Committee passed HB 3262. It would require candidates seeking the nomination of a party that nominates by convention to pay a filing fee during March of an election year. It has 21 … Continue reading
The SAM Party will fight on in its lawsuit against the new definition of “political party” in New York, according to this news story. The party failed to get injunctive relief, but the issue of declaratory relief is still undecided, … Continue reading
On February 10, the Second Circuit refused to enjoin the new New York definition of a qualified political party. SAM Party of New York v Kosinski, 20-3047. Here is the twenty-page opinion, which was written by Judge Michael H. Park, … Continue reading
