On March 24, Delaware moved its presidential primary from April 28 to June 2, by a governor’s proclamation.
The only state that now has a presidential primary set for April 28 is New York, and there are bills in New York for a later presidential primary.
On March 25 the Pennsylvania legislature passed a bill moving the primary for president and all other partisan office from April 28 to June 2. Governor Tom Wolf says he will sign it. It only applies to 2020. Thanks to Thomas Jones for this news. The bill has no effect on deadlines for minor party and independent candidate petitions. They continue to be due on August 3.
On March 19, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy issued an executive order concerning primary petitions. All such petitions are to be circulated electronically only, although signatures that had already been collected on paper are valid. The order also relaxes some of the paperwork for such petitions, including the requirement that the circulator of the petition must sign each petition.
However, the order does not apply to general election petitions. The general election petitions are due in early June, unless they are for president, and those are due in late July. Thanks to Brendan Phillips for the link.
Delaware recognizes parties that have registration of at least one-tenth of 1% of the state total. The deadline for having enough registrations is August 25. At the March 2020 registration tally, the Green Party only had 706 registrant. The requirement is 712. So the party will need to slightly increase its registration to remain on the ballot.
Utah Governor Gary Herbert has refused to reduce primary petition requirements, even though he has already used his authority to revise another election law. He suspended the need for candidates to file in person. See this story. The story says a lawsuit is possible.
