On July 8, a Florida state trial court issued an opinion in Stark v Byrd, Circuit Court, 2nd district, Leon County, 2026CA-1311. This is the case over whether Paula Stark, an incumbent Republican member of the Florida legislature, should be … Continue reading
According to this story, the Democratic Party has been left without a nominee in one of the legislative districts in Fargo, North Dakota. And the district is strongly Democratic. But the Democratic incumbent died, and the party has no way … Continue reading
On July 6, the South Carolina Republican Party filed a federal lawsuit to obtain a closed primary for itself. See this story. The case is South Carolina Republican Party v Bolchoz, 3:26cv-2699. UPDATE: here is the Complaint. The case is … Continue reading
On July 1, the Delaware legislature adjourned. Bills to move the non-presidential primary from September to April, and to let independent voters vote in primaries, failed to pass. Each had passed in the House, but the Senate didn’t consider them.
The July 9 Indianapolis Star has an op-ed, “It’s too easy to start a new political party in Indiana” by Jacob Stewart, a Deputy Opinion Editor. He does not seem to have done much research into the topic. Indiana is … Continue reading
