The Michigan petition deadline for primary candidates was April 19. Ten Republicans submitted petitions to be on the ballot for Governor. They each needed 15,000 signatures. Any registered voter may sign. The primary is August 2. Three of the leading … Continue reading
New York state legislators and other influential actors have reached no consensus on whether to move the entire primary from June to August, or whether to have one primary in June for statewide, assembly and local offices, and a later … Continue reading
New York Governor Kathy Hochul is pushing the legislature to amend the election law, regarding withdrawal of candidates, in time to take effect for this year’s primary, which is in June. See this story. The legislature seems disinclined to do … Continue reading
The April 28 issue of the Des Moines Register has this news story about the decision of a U.S. District court, striking down the March petition deadline for independent candidates and the nominees of unqualified parties. That decision was released … Continue reading
On April 25, the Maine legislature passed LD 231, the bill to let independent voters choose a partisan primary ballot. This bill had passed the legislature in the spring of 2021, but then it had been placed on the Appropriations … Continue reading
