The North Dakota House expects to vote on HB 1273 on Monday, April 10. This is the bill that bans approval voting and ranked choice voting. Governor Doug Burgum had vetoed it, and the House will vote on whether or … Continue reading
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On March 30, Idaho Governor Little signed HB 138, which moves the presidential primary from March to May. The bill has no effect on any filing deadlines for independent candidates or new parties. Thanks to Tony Roza for this news. … Continue reading
This Ohio news story refers to the No Labels petition for qualified party status in Ohio. The title says the party recently filed for party status, but actually the party submitted its petition months ago, and the counties have slowly … Continue reading
On April 7, the New York state government asked the U.S. Supreme Court for a time extension, for its response to Libertarian Party of New York v New York State Board of Elections, 22-893. Assuming the court grants the request … Continue reading
In California, a “political body” is a group that has expressed intent to qualify as a party using a voter registration drive. The Secretary of State’s website always lists such groups. On April 7 the Secretary of State finally added … Continue reading