Hawaii State Representative John Mizuno has introduced HB 342, a bill for a study of a presidential primary. Hawaii is one of the very few states that has never held government-administered presidential primaries. The only other such states are Iowa, … Continue reading
On January 19, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued an opinion in In re: Nomination Papers of Kosin and Avery, 92 MAP 2022. The case concerned how to interpret the “sore loser law”. Caroline Avery and Brittany Kosin had submitted petitions … Continue reading
Missouri Representative Eric Woods (D-Kansas City) has introduced HB 738, to restore presidential primaries in Missouri. Although Missouri held presidential primaries in 2020, the legislature that year passed a bill ending them in future elections. Representative Woods has also introduced … Continue reading
On January 17, the New Hampshire House Election Law Committee rejected HB 101, which would have converted New Hampshire primaries from semi-closed to closed. The bill would not have allowed anyone to choose a party primary unless the individual had … Continue reading
Five New Mexico Democratic legislators have introduced HB 54 and SB 73. They would allow independent voters to choose a partisan primary ballot on primary day. And such voters would not need to join the party whose primary ballot they … Continue reading
