Tennessee State Senator Frank Niceley (R-Strawberry Plains) has introduced SB 1883. It would abolish primaries for U.S. Senate. Instead, members of the state legislature who are members of a particular party would nominate their party’s U.S. Senate nominees.
As of January 30, the Alabama Libertarian Party has 49,000 raw signatures on its party petition for 2022. It needs 51,588 valid. The deadline is in early May 2022. Assuming the party qualifies, 2022 will be the first election in … Continue reading
On January 28, U.S. District Court judge Steve C. Jones rejected a request from Georgia to dismiss the federal lawsuit challenging the state’s legislative districts. The state had argued that Voting Rights Act cases challenging legislative redistricting need a three-judge … Continue reading
On January 28, the New Mexico House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs Committee passed HJR 5, a proposed constitutional amendment that would let independent voters choose a partisan primary ballot. Arizona and Colorado have similar provisions. Here is the text … Continue reading
On the evening of January 28, the U.S. Supreme Court requested the plaintiffs in the Alabama U.S. House redistricting case to respond to the state’s brief by Wednesday, February 2. Merrill v Milligan, 21A375.
