On February 9, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs signed HB 2785, which moves the non-presidential primary from August 6 to July 30. The bill only affects the 2024 election.
Because non-presidential independent candidate petitions are due on the same date that primary candidates must file, the bill automatically moves the non-presidential independent candidate deadline from April 8 to April 1. The bill takes effect immediately. The presidential independent deadline is not affected by the bill.
If U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema intends to file an independent candidate petition this year, she now has even less time in which to do that. She has not said if she is running for re-election.
It was the Libertarian Party that won a lawsuit to move the independent presidential candidate deadline back to early September.
Notice how they have been making it easier for voters to register later and later, but moving deadlines for candidates to qualify earlier and earlier.
It seems like they don’t really care if more people vote, as long as there are fewer candidates for them to choose.
Andy, it was Ralph Nader that won that lawsuit, Nader v Brewer, a magnificent victory from the 9th circuit handed down in 2008.
Wasn’t Harry Browne and the LP a plaintiff in that case in 2000?
I know Nader wom a court case in Arizona against q ban on out of state petition circulators.