On February 22, the Minnesota Democratic and Republican Parties notified the Secretary of State that they want the 2020 presidential primary to be on March 3. The law that created Minnesota’s presidential primary, passed in 2016, gave the qualified parties … Continue reading
Some cities in Ohio hold partisan elections for local office in November 2019. The primary for these elections is May 7. Two Libertarians have filed to run for these offices in their own party’s primary. Brandon Bobbitt is running for … Continue reading
California State Senator Tom Umberg has introduced SB 505, to alter the method by which candidates may be placed on presidential primary ballots. Existing law does not require a presidential candidate to file. Instead, the Secretary of State automatically places … Continue reading
Current law in Wyoming lets voters switch parties as late as primary election day. SF 160 would have changed that, and would have provided that voters could not change parties later than May 1 of an election year (the primary … Continue reading
Massachusetts holds its primaries (for office other than President) in September. State Senator Becca Rausch (D-Needham) has introduced SB 591, to move them to the second Tuesday in June. Representative David Nangle (D-Lowell) has introduced HB 1281, to move them … Continue reading
