The United Utah Party, a ballot-qualified party, held its state convention on April 14 and nominated 24 candidates. See this story. For the U.S. Senate race, the party won’t run its own nominee because it endorsed independent candidate Evan McMullin.
On April 14, the Republican National Committee voted to continue its support for having Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada be the first four states to choose delegates to presidential conventions. See this story. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the link.
Earlier this month, Ralph Nader launched a print publication, “Capitol Hill Citizen”, with stories by investigative reporters about problems with the Congress of the United States. The first issue, dated “April 2022” is forty pages, on paper ten inches by fifteen inches (the same size as many daily print newspapers). There is content other than Congress, but the main emphasis is Congress.
Information on how to receive a copy is at www.capitolhillcitizen.com. Future publication schedule is not yet determined, but it may be a monthly or perhaps twice monthly.
This National Public Radio story discusses the recent decision of the Democratic National Committee to revise the 2024 presidential primary timetable. It focuses on the desire of the Michigan and New Jersey Democratic Parties to have the earliest 2024 presidential primaries.
However, the story does not mention the problem, for Michigan, that the legislature has a majority of Republicans in both houses. The date of the Michigan presidential primary can’t be changed without state legislative action.
Democrats in New Jersey do control both houses of the legislature, so it is possible for Democrats to move that state’s primary.
Here is an interview with New York Assemblymember Amy Paulin, about her idea for a bill that would allow the Lieutenant Governor to remove his name from the Democratic primary ballot. She wants the bill to pass in time to affect the June 2022 primary. The legislature is in recess so the bill won’t be introduced until April 25.
