On May 2, the New York legislature passed S8949, which lets indicted or convicted candidates withdraw from the ballot. This will allow New York’s former Lieutenant Governor to remove his name from the June primary ballot.
The bill had been introduced on April 29. This is an example of how fast the New York legislature can pass a bill, when it wants to. The bill takes effect immediately.
On April 27, the Vermont legislature passed HB 744, which lets Burlington use ranked choice voting for its own elections. The voters of Burlington had passed the ballot measure in March this year, for ranked choice voting. But the measure couldn’t be implemented until the legislature approved the idea.
Ballot Access News
April 2022 – Volume 37, Number 11
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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.
