On May 12, the Missouri legislature passed HB 1878, an omnibus election law bill. Among other things, it abolishes presidential primaries. If Governor Mike Parson signs the bill, caucuses will be used instead. Thanks to Ken Bush for this news. … Continue reading
On May 24, 1819 News, a multi-media news source for Alabama, reported that the Secretary of State has accepted the validity of the Libertarian Party’s statewide petition. It required 51,588 valid signatures. The party has been working on it for … Continue reading
On May 24, the New York League of Women Voters filed this reply reply in LWV of NY v Kosinski, s.d., 1:22cv-4084. This is the case concerning whether the statewide office primaries should be on June 28 or August 23. … Continue reading
Michigan has unusually severe petition requirements for primaries for some statewide offices and U.S. House. According to this story, three Republican candidates for U.S. House, and five Republican gubernatorial candidates, have been told they don’t have enough valid signatures. One … Continue reading
This California Politico news story says that to an increasing extent, the California top-two system encourages incumbents to attack their stronger opponent, in hopes of boosting a weaker opponent, by insincere media ad campaigns. For example, a Democrat will boost … Continue reading
