On January 21, the two South Carolina bills that would have switched the state from open primaries to closed primaries failed to advance. See this story. Scroll down to “Closed primary bills hit snag over GOP infighting.” … Continue reading
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On January 21, a New York state trial court invalidated the boundaries of the Eleventh U.S. House district. He ruled that the boundaries violate the New York State Constitution, which protects racial and ethnic minorities in districting. The Eleventh District … Continue reading
On January 16, the five presidential elector candidates for Shiva Ayyadurai in Nebraska filed this request to the U.S. Supreme Court for more time to file their proposed cert petition. Their petition in 2024 for independent presidential candidate Ayyadurai had … Continue reading
The Alaska Elections Division is about to mail a postal letter to all registered members of the Alaskan Independence Party, telling them they they may wish to re-register because their party no longer exists. See this story. … Continue reading
On January 20, the Virginia Senate Elections & Privileges Committee defeated SB 76 by 6-9. It would have moved the non-presidential primary in presidential years from June to March. That would have automatically moved the deadline for non-presidential minor party … Continue reading