On February 12, sponsors of an initiative to impose maximum age limits on congressional candidates submitted their petition to the North Dakota Secretary of State. It needs 31,164 signatures and almost 42,000 signatures were submitted, so it is very likely … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On February 16, Senator Joe Manchin said he will not run for President in 2024. He had never said he would, but there had still been speculation that he might seek the No Labels Party nomination. See this story. … Continue reading
On February 7, the Minnesota Supreme Court issued an opinion in Growe v Simon, A23-1354, explaining why it allowed Donald Trump on the Minnesota Republican presidential primary ballot. The order to allow him on the ballot had been issued in … Continue reading
As has previously been reported, recently the state chair of the Minnesota Democratic Party sued the Secretary of State to force the removal of the Legal Marijuana Now Party, on the grounds that it couldn’t possibly have held all the … Continue reading
On February 15, the Federal Election Commission informed the U.S. Supreme Court that the FEC doesn’t intend to respond to Jill Stein’s cert petition. Stein v FEC, 23-771. The issue is how to calculate primary season matching funds. The FEC … Continue reading