New Mexico Representative Javier Martinez (D-Albuquerque) has introduced HB 350. It would move the presidential primary from June to the second Tuesday in January. If passed, obviously it would not have any practical impact until 2024. The bill leaves the primary for non-presidential office in June.
As of February 17, 2020, here is the number of registered voters in Kansas: Republican 803,475; Democratic 456,098; Libertarian 18,221; independent and other 557,573.
The percentages are: Republican 43.78%; Democratic 24.85%; Libertarian .99%; independent and other 30.38%.
The percentages in October 2018 were: Republican 44.40%; Democratic 25.14%; Libertarian .96%; independent and other 29.50%. Thanks to Clayton Barker for the new data.
On February 13, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 207, which takes effect immediately. It lets voters change their party on election day, or at any time during the two weeks before a primary or an election. They already had the ability to change if the change was made earlier than that.
Even though the Libertarian Party’s presidential primaries are not binding, Jacob Hornberger is making a vigorous effort to win the March 3 California Libertarian primary. He has arranged for robocalls to registered Libertarians, asking for a vote.
Maine is one of three states that makes it extraordinarily difficult for members of small ballot-qualified parties to get on their own party’s primary ballot. The others are Arizona and Massachusetts. This news story explains the difficulty the Green Party is having this year, as it seeks to help its only candidate for U.S. Senate qualify for the Green primary ballot.
A lawsuit filed by the Maine Libertarian Party is currently pending against the Maine restriction, although the news story does not mention it.
