On May 25, the New York legislature passed A1819, which makes it impossible for any qualified party to have “Independence” or “Independent” as its name, or as part of its name. But the legislature still hasn’t sent the bill to … Continue reading
On August 23, Florida held primaries. In the U.S. House, First District race, Rebekah Jones won the Democratic primary with 63% of the vote against her lone opponent. Jones had been removed from the ballot after her opponent challenged her, … Continue reading
The Moderate Party of New Jersey is in state court, arguing that the state’s ban on fusion violates the State Constitution. The party and the state agree that the case should not be expedited. See this story. It will proceed … Continue reading
On August 23, the Connecticut Independent Party, which is ballot-qualified for most state and federal offices, held its nominating convention. The apparent result is that the party nominated Rob Hotaling for Governor, instead of the Republican nominee Bob Stefanowski. However, … Continue reading
Alaska held its top-four primary on August 16. For U.S. House, Republican Tara Sweeney finished fourth with 3.71% of the vote, thus entitling her to appear on the November ballot. But on August 23, she withdrew. Because she withdrew as … Continue reading
