George F. Will has written a very scholarly, yet entertaining, column on the bills in Congress to regulate the dates of presidential primaries. See it here, courtesy of Newsweek. Thanks to Rick Hasen’s Electionlawblog for this. … Continue reading
The Florida Democratic Party is holding a state convention. On October 27, Mike Gravel became the only person seeking the Democratic presidential nomination who spoke at the Florida meeting. The other contenders stayed away because the Democratic National Committee asked … Continue reading
Colorado’s Secretary of State has revised the voter registration form. Colorado had been one of the few states that has registration by party, but which didn’t list the qualified parties. Instead, the person filing out the form had to write-in … Continue reading
The U.S. District Court in Idaho has set oral arguments for Beck v Ysursa, the lawsuit filed by 72 Idaho Republican Party officers, legislators and activists to let the Idaho Republican Party close its primary. The hearing is on November … Continue reading
On October 25, a bill was introduced in the Michigan legislature to cancel the presidential primary. The bill, HB 5353, has many co-sponsors. Thanks to Thomas Jones for this news. … Continue reading
