Two Republican Minnesota legislators have introduced SB 651, which moves the non-presidential primaries from August to the first Tuesday in March. If the bill were two pass, the presidential primary and the primary for other office would be on the … Continue reading
On February 6, the Hawaii Senate Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee passed SB 114, which creates a presidential primary in Hawaii for all qualified parties.
On the evening of February 7, the leaders of each house of the New York legislature introduced identical bills changing the date of special elections. Senator Andrew Stewart-Cousins introduced S4588, and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie introduced A4881. Current law says … Continue reading
On February 10, U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Laplante, a Bush Jr. appointee, issued a preliminary injunction against President Trump’s birthright citizenship directive. New Hampshire Indonesian Community Support v Trump, 1:25cv-38. The order is only two pages. Here is the … Continue reading
On February 4, the Arizona House unanimously passed HB 2045, which changes the order of candidates on general election ballots. Current law puts the nominees of the party that polled the most votes for Governor first on the ballot. The … Continue reading
