Arizona representative Alex Kolodin has introduced HB 2022. It moves the non-presidential primaries from the last Tuesday in August to the last Tuesday in July. Arizona ties the petition deadline for new parties to the date of the primaries, so … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On December 10, the Maine Secretary of State released new registration data. Maine doesn’t tally registrations very often. This was the first tally since the February 8, 2025 tally. New percentages: Democratic 33.94%; Republican 29.73%; Green 3.60%; Libertarian .66%; independent … Continue reading
On December 11, the Indiana Senate defeated HB 1032, the bill to redraw the U.S. House district boundaries. See this story. The vote was 19-31. The bill had passed the House on December 5 by a vote of 57-41. … Continue reading
In November 2024, the Georgia Libertarian Party lost its qualified status for statewide office. The Telegraph, a daily newspaper in Macon, points out that unless the party can get back on the ballot, there won’t be any general election run-offs … Continue reading
On December 10, the Ranked Choice Voting Act was introduced into both houses of Congress. There are no bill numbers yet. Here is the text. It requires that all congressional primaries and general elecdtions use RCV. In the case of … Continue reading