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On May 2, the California Senate passed SB 27. This is the bill to keep presidential primary candidates off the ballot if they don’t release the last five years of their income tax returns. The vote was 27-10, with all … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On May 2, the Arizona House defeated SB 1154 by 28-32. This is the bill that would have moved the non-presidential primary from late August to early August. It would also have moved the petition deadline for newly-qualifying parties from … Continue reading
Some county committees of the Florida Democratic Party have recently resolved that the party should let independents vote in its primaries. Although Florida election law says only party members can vote in primaries, the U.S. Supreme Court said in 1986 … Continue reading
In 1996, former Colorado Governor Dick Lamm sought the Reform Party presidential nomination. He was defeated for that nomination by Ross Perot in a mail ballot. Perot received 32,145 votes; Lamm received 17,121. Third Party Watch recently interviewed Lamm about … Continue reading
On April 30, Colorado state officials announced that the 2020 presidential primaries will be March 3. The law gives the Governor and the Secretary of State some discretion to set the date. The announcement was somewhat surprising. It had been … Continue reading