On September 21, the Alaska Republican Party state convention in Fairbanks voted not to hold its usual party-administered presidential primary, which is officially called a “poll” but which allows any registered Republican voter to express an opinion about who the party should nominate. Voters must vote at places where the party is caucusing.
See this story. Thanks to Political Wire for the news.
Russell Berman has this lengthy story about Maine’s decision to use ranked choice voting for president in November 2020. Although there is no real new news in the story, it has interesting details.
In June, the Pennsylvania Senate passed SB 300, which lets independent voters choose a partisan primary ballot. But the House has not yet acted on the bill. This story says that the legislature will adjourn in a few weeks. It lists several pending election law bills that seem unlikely to pass, including that one.
This extensive National Public Radio story explains that New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner and his office have refused to explain a law passed in 2019 that seems to make it illegal for anyone to register to vote in New Hampshire if he or she has an out-of-state drivers license.
The Green Party collected enough valid signatures to place a nominee on the ballot for Mayor of New London, Connecticut, in the upcoming November 2019 election. But the candidate, Frida Berrigan, won’t be on the ballot (without a lawsuit) because the party’s letter to the Secretary of State, certifying that she is the Green Party nominee, was never received by the Secretary of State. See this story.
