Georgia Newspaper Mentions Libertarian Party Nominee for U.S. House, 14th District

Posted on by January 29, 2022
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The Calhoun Times has this lengthy article about the Georgia U.S. House race, 14th district. This is Marjorie Taylor Greene’s district. The main focus in the article is that Greene could conceivably be defeated in the Republican primary, according to a new poll. But the article also mentions that the Libertarian Party nominated Angela Pence at its recent state convention, and says she “likely” will be on the November ballot. The article also says she will need 23,000 signatures.

UPDATE: the Georgia Libertarian Party also nominated Mark Mosley for another U.S. House seat, and five state representative nominees. Pence and Mosley have begun petitioning.

Judges in Alabama U.S. House Redistricting Case Forcefully Reject State’s Request for a Stay

Posted on by January 28, 2022
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On January 27, all three judges in the Alabama U.S. House redistricting case forcefully rejected a request from the state for a stay. The three judges wrote 34 pages, and rebut the state’s argument that the plaintiffs had conceded that two African-American majority districts cannot be drawn unless all traditional redistricting guidelines (compactness, not splitting jurisdictions, etc.) are set aside. The judges say they have reviewed every brief, every piece of evidence, and the transcripts of the oral argument, and plaintiffs did not make such a concession. Read it here.

North Carolina Governor Vetoes Bill Moving 2022 Primary from May to June

Posted on by January 28, 2022
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On January 28, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, a Democrat, vetoed HB 605. The bill moves the date of the 2022 primaries from May 17 to June 7. The Governor’s veto message says redistricting is now in the hands of the State Supreme Court, and it is more appropriate for that court to set the primary date.

Independent candidate petitions are due on primary day, so of course any potential independent candidates face great uncertainty.

Mississippi Bill to Restore the Statewide Initiative Process

Posted on by January 27, 2022
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Two Mississippi representatives have introduced HC 39, a proposed constitutional amendment to bring back the statewide initiative. Here is the text. The old constitutional provision for an initiative had been invalidated last year by the State Supreme Court because it was worded to require signatures from five U.S. House districts, yet for the last twenty years the state has only had four U.S. House districts.

The bill would delete any reference to the number of U.S. House districts, but it would still require signatures from all districts.

The authors are Fred Shanks (R-Brandon) and Philip Gunn (R-Jackson). Gunn is Speaker of the House. If the bill passes, then it will be on the November 2022 ballot to ask the voters if they wish to approve it.