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On May 6, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed HB 258. It changes the midterm primary date from the fourth Tuesday in May to the Tuesday just prior to Memorial Day. In most years, this won’t change anything. But in 2026 … Continue reading
Richard Winger
SIXTH CIRCUIT UPHOLDS TENNESSEE BALLOT ACCESS RESTRICTION FOR MINOR PARTIES On May 1, the Sixth Circuit issued an opinion in Darnell v Hargett, 24-5856. It upholds the Tennessee procedure to place a new or previously unqualified party on the ballot, … Continue reading
New Jersey elects its Governor on November 4, 2025. Five candidates filed petitions to be on the November ballot, but now the two independent candidates have been removed because they did not have at least 2,000 valid signatures. See this … Continue reading
The Georgia Recorder has this story about the recent Eleventh Circuit decision in the Catoosa County Republican Party lawsuit. The decision remanded the case back to the lower court, but suggested that parties do have a Freedom of Association right … Continue reading
On June 17, the New York Assembly passed S7111 by 82-49. It expands the ability of parties to expel members believed to be not in sympathy with the party’s political stances. The law already let parties do this if they … Continue reading