Rhode Island Representative Joseph McNamara (D-Warwick) has introduced HB 7090. It would move the presidential primary from late April to early March. If enacted, the new date would have no impact on petition deadlines for minor party or independent candidates. … Continue reading
On February 3, former San Francisco Mayor Willie l. Brown, Jr. spoke at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. He took questions from the audience, and one question was about the current California gubernatorial election. Brown discussed some of the … Continue reading
On February 7, Louisiana held special elections in five districts, but in three of them only Democrats were on the ballot. In the House 37th district, there were two Republicans and an independent. The independent received 31%. When this district … Continue reading
On February 6, Larry Sharpe, the Libertarian nominee for Governor of New York, said he will also run in the Republican primary. New York law allows such activity. He will need 15,000 signatures to get on the Republican primary ballot, … Continue reading
On February 6, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs signed SB 1425, which moves the non-presidential primary from early August to mid-July. That automatically moves the petition deadline for a new party two weeks earlier, to mid-November of the year before the … Continue reading
