On June 12, Jilletta Jarvis, chair of the New Hampshire Libertarian Party, posted this statement on the party’s website about a group within the state party.
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On June 10, the New York legislature passed S7191/A7761. It says that if two candidates qualify for the primary ballot for district or local office, but one of the candidates is endorsed by the party organization and the other candidate is a new member of the party, the endorsed candidate is the only one who can appear on the primary ballot; the other candidate must be a write-in candidate in that primary. Thanks to Joe Burns for this news.
Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak has signed AB 192, the bill to end Nevada caucuses and have presidential primaries for major parties. He signed it June 4 but that was not revealed until June 11.
The bill says Nevada should have the earliest presidential primary in the nation, but New Hampshire law has the same provision, and New Hampshire has experience in moving the date of its presidential primary at the last minute. The New Hampshire law lets the Secretary of State set the date.
On June 7, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves said he wants the initiative process restored. See the very bottom of this article. The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled in May 2021 that the initiative process is internally flawed and can’t be used until it is fixed.
The New Hampshire legislature will appoint a conference committee for HB 98. This is the bill to move the non-presidential primary from September to some earlier month. The House wants it in June and wants it effective for 2022. The Senate wants it in August and doesn’t want the change to be in effect until 2024.