Various Republican and Democratic Party primary candidates have called on the Florida government to ease the number of signatures in lieu of filing fee, or at least extend the deadline. See this story.
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Illinois has no party petition procedure. It only has candidate petitions. There are no qualified third parties in Illinois currently. But Illinois does permit presidential and vice-presidential stand-ins on the candidate petition, so that parties can get started before they have chosen their national nominees.
The Illinois Green Party has chosen Howie Hawkins for its stand-in presidential nominee, and Diane Moxley as the vice-presidential stand-in.
On March 17, Maryland said it is changing the date of its primaries from April 28 to June 2. That includes the presidential primary and the primary for all other partisan office. See this story. Thanks to Political Wire for the link.
This Chicago Tribune article says voting turnout (as of mid-morning) is very low. Many polling places had to be moved at the last minute, and 10% of election day officials didn’t show up for work. Hand sanitizers are available at polling places.
The Constitution Party national presidential convention is scheduled for St. Louis, April 29-May 2. But the city has banned public gatherings larger than 50 people. The national executive committee of the party will discuss how to proceed, at a meeting next week.