The California Secretary of State released a publication, “Report of Registration”, on February 9. It includes a page listing the state chair of each qualified party. See it here. It lists Markham Robinson as state chair of the American Independent Party, but he died on August 25, 2021.
According to this story, Missouri may delay its August 2 primary this year, due to redistricting not being finished.
On February 9, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued an order in Carter v Chapman, 7 MM 2022. The one-sentence order says that the 2022 election calendar is suspended until the Court decides the case on the boundaries of U.S. House and legislative districts. This means it is somewhat likely that the primary will be postponed. It had been set for May.
It would be much easier if the state permitted candidates to get on primary ballots by paying a filing fee, but the concept of eliminating mandatory petitions to get on a primary ballot is alien to Pennsylvania. No one in Pennsylvania state government ever seems to suggest the idea, even though that is policy in a majority of states.
Although the California Secretary of State revealed on February 9 that the Common Sense Party had failed to qualify for the 2022 election, no general news media in California has yet reported that news. This is odd, because before the deadline several large newspapers had lengthy articles about the party. The party is headed by former Congressman Tom Campbell, who was twice the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in California.
According to this story, the U.S. District Court Judge who is hearing the Georgia redistricting lawsuit suggested in court that if he finds the districts illegal, he might move the primary to a later date. Thanks to Fairvote for the link.
