The Florida Supreme Court will hear Advisory Opinion of the Attorney General, SC19-1267, on December 3, Tuesday, at 9 a.m. Each side will have twenty minutes. This is the case on whether the top-two initiative has a misleading title and description. The Attorney General’s brief is here.

Here is the brief of the sponsors of the initiative.

The Florida Democratic Party has filed this brief in opposition to the initiative.

The Florida Republican Party has filed this brief in opposition to the initiative.

Minnesota is having presidential primaries this year for the first time in many decades. The new law gives state party leaders the discretion to say which names should be on their presidential primary. The Minnesota Republican Party has decided to list only President Donald Trump. The party also used its discretion to eliminate write-in space on the ballot. See this story.

The only other states in which state party leaders have complete control over which names appear on presidential primary ballots are Florida and Georgia.

Ballot Access News
October 1, 2019 – Volume 35, Number 5

1. MAINE BECOMES FIRST STATE TO USE RANKED CHOICE VOTING IN A PRESIDENTIAL GENERAL ELECTION
2. CALIFORNIA TAX RETURNS LAW ENJOINED
3. GEORGIA LOSS
4. ALABAMA PROCEDURAL WIN ON VOTER LIST
5. LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST NORTH CAROLINA INDEPENDENT RULES
6. ALTERNATE VOTING SYSTEMS ADVANCE
7. HEARING HELD ON D.C. STATEHOOD BILL
8. AMERICAN INDEPENDENT PARTY
9. TOP-TWO INITIATIVE LIKELY TO QUALIFY IN FLORIDA
10. REPUBLICAN PARTY CANCELS SOME PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES
11. WHICH MINOR PARTY RAN THE MOST STATE HOUSE CANDIDATES?
12. 2019 PARTY REVENUE FROM STATE INCOME TAX “CHECK-OFF”
13. TOTALS FOR THE ENTIRE NATION THROUGH HISTORY, 2000-2019
14. SPECIAL U.S. HOUSE ELECTIONS
15. PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS
16. ELIZABETH WARREN ENDORSES A WORKING FAMILIES NOMINEE
17. FREE USEFUL REFERENCE BOOK
18. HOWARD SCHULTZ WITHDRAWS
19. REFORM PARTY
20. SUBSCRIBING TO BAN WITH PAYPAL