John Morgan, a wealthy and well-known Florida attorney, is thinking about creating a new party in Florida and being its gubernatorial nominee. See this Politico story. At the bottom the story quotes him as saying he would not run as … Continue reading
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On May 14, the Delaware Senate Elections & Government Affairs Committee passed HB 65. It moves the non-presidential primary from September to April. If the bill becomes law, the deadline for qualified minor parties (which nominate by convention) to choose … Continue reading
On May 13, the Texas House defeated HB 4309 by 60-78. It would have restored equal treatment for all parties in matters involving candidate filing fees. Current law requires all candidates for partisan office to pay filing fees. But the … Continue reading
Third Party Watch his a blog post giving the text of a talk by former Libertarian Party national chair Angela McArdle, describing how she first came in contact with 2024 presidential candidate Donald Trump and how she asked him to … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to hear Republican National Committee v Genser, 24-786, on May 29. This is the case in which the Pennsylvania Supreme Court had ruled that if a voter who voted by postal mail forgot … Continue reading