On January 17, the Louisiana House passed HB 17, which restores the ability of parties to have nominees. It would take effect in 2024 for congressional elections (although Louisiana has no U.S. Senate race in 2024). For 2024, the partisan primary would be in August, but in future years partisan primaries would be in March.
The bill raises the presidential general election filing fee from $500 to $1,000.
For non-presidential offices, candidates who are not members of a qualified party would need a petition to get on the general election ballot. Non-presidential statewide petitions would require 5,000 signatures. The worst aspect is that only voters who are not registered as members of a qualified party could sign. The only states that ever had such a provision were Louisiana approximately 100 years ago, and Arizona from 1993 to 1999. In 1999, the restriction on which voters can sign independent candidate petitions was declared unconstitutional in Campbell v Hull, 73 F.Supp.2d 1081.
HB 17 passed the Senate committee on January 18 and the Senate is expected to vote on it on January 19. The Senate Committee amended the bill, but it is not known what the amendments are.
Partisan primaries would be only for parties that had a presidential nominee, or a member running for other statewide office, who got 5% in the last election. The qualified parties that would not have a primary would be the Libertarian, Green, and Independent Parties. The bill does not explain how they would nominate candidates. Presumably, it would be by convention, with their own party bylaws setting forth the rules.
Parties with primaries would decide for themselves whether to let independent voters vote in their primaries. Thanks to Jim Riley for this news.
The Senate committee amendments would limit the party primaries to federal elections and the state supreme court. It would also change the effective date to 2026, and require a majority in the primary (i.e. there would be a primary runoff if necessary).
The Senate committee amendments were adopted without objection, so clearly there had been negotiating going on. HB 17 was only filed on Monday, before being heard in a House committee on Tuesday, and the full House of Wednesday. There was clearly a desire to not accept floor amendments that might derail the whole process. The Special Session only lasts until January 23.
In Louisiana supreme court justices are elected by district. There is also legislation that would change the supreme court districts, which are currently malapportioned and have not been modified since 1990. Supreme Court justices are elected for 10-year terms in even years for staggered terms, so only one or two districts elect in any given year. Application to supreme court justices might be simply because they are elected in the same years as federal elections. Statewide and legislative elections are held every four years in odd years. The last election was in 2023, with the next in 2027.
MORE VIOLATIONS OF 1954 BROWN V BD OF ED – 14-1 AMDT EP CL
SEPARATE IS NOT EQUAL
https://www.yahoo.com/news/desantis-spent-1-497-per-160825509.html
DeSantis spent $1,497 per vote in Iowa just to get utterly crushed by Trump
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ONE MORE REASON TO ABOLISH THE EC AND ALL EXTREMIST CAUCUSES , PRIMARIES AND CONVENTIONS FOR NOMINATIONS
That was his choice you fucking retard. The only way to improve the system is standing count.
AZ sounds like an extremist.
ANTI-DEMOCRACY MINORITY RULE EXTREMIST ELECTION SYSTEMS SINCE 1776 —-
CAUCUSES – PRIMARIES – CONVENTIONS FOR NOMINATIONS
MINORITY RULE GERRYMANDERS –
USA H REPS / SENATE / EC
ALL 50 STATE LEGIS
MANY LOCAL REGIMES
ATTEMPTS TO REDUCE ADULT ELECTOR-VOTERS — CRIMES / MENTAL / TAXPAYER / LITERACY / DURATIONAL RESIDENCY / ETC.
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RESULT- LAWLESS TYRANT EXECS/ JUDICS
GOVTS OF, BY AND FOR THE MONARCHS/OLIGARCHS
RESULTS – UNDECLARED FORN WARS / ANNUAL DEFICITS / TOTAL DEBTS / INFLATION / WEALTH CONCENTRATION — AKA RICH GET RICHER — LESS/LESS COMPETITION / ROTTED OLDE CITIES / URBAN SPRAWL / POLLUTION / ETC.
nobody reAdZ our crap anyway
Little d is no match for Trump, and he wisely cut his losses and got back on the Trump train to preserve future prospects.