On April 30, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry formally cancelled the May 16 primaries for U.S. House. The proclamation leaves it up to the legislature to draw new U.S. House districts and new deadlines for candidate qualification. See the proclamation here. … Continue reading
As already noted, on April 14 an Arizona state trial court put gubernatorial candidate Hugh Lytle on the primary ballot of the Arizona Independent Party, even though he had listed his business address, not his home address, on his primary … Continue reading
Hawaii holds primaries for all qualified parties, but the primary ballot is the same piece of paper for all voters. Each party has its own area on the ballot. Voters must confine themselves to vote only in one party’s area … Continue reading
On August 29, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry told Republican U.S. House candidates that he will suspend the May 16 congressional primary so as to facilitate the legislature’s passing a bill drawing new district boundaries. This was not a public announcement, … Continue reading
Some prominent Alabama Republican politicians are advocating that the Alabama legislature be called into special session to redraw the U.S. House district boundaries. See this story. If Alabama does that, a reported U.S. District Court precedent, Hall v Bennett, 212 … Continue reading
