Texas held its primary this year on March 1, but that is the only state that has held any congressional primaries this year. The next primaries are on May 3, and are being held by Ohio and Indiana. The Ohio primary ballot does not include lower house of the state legislature; that office is up later this year due to late redistricting.
On April 29, the North Carolina voters who are challenging Congressman Madison Cawthorn’s qualifications filed this brief in the Fourth Circuit. Cawthorn v Amalfi, 22-1251.
The Fourth Circuit hears the case on Tuesday, May 3, at 2 p.m. eastern time. The Fourth Circuit doesn’t reveal which judges will be hearing the case until the date of the hearing.
Here is an Alaska ballot for the June 11 primary, in the special U.S. House election. It shows all 48 candidates in alphabetical order.
The Common Sense Party recently re-filed as a political body in California. A “political body” is a group that is trying to qualify as a party with a registration drive. The party didn’t have enough registrations to qualify for 2022, but it is continuing the drive and hopes to qualify for 2024.
On April 29, New York State Senator Liz Krueger introduced SB 8949, to allow candidates charged with a crime to withdraw from primary ballots. This is the same idea already introduced in the Assembly as AB 10135. Here is the text. Thanks to Joe Burns for this news.
