This Washington Post story reports that there are no Republican candidates for districtwide partisan office this year in the District of Columbia. Although the reporter interviewed Republican Party officials, the story didn’t say whether the party plans to nominate some candidates after the June primary or not.
The Democratic National Committee is working on the 2020 presidential primary and caucus schedule. Earlier this month the party said the February schedule would be: February 3 Iowa; February 11 New Hampshire; February 15 Nevada; February 22 South Carolina.
Then, the party said that it was a mistake to schedule Nevada caucuses only four days later than the New Hampshire primary, and that the Nevada date would move to a later date. New Hampshire does not like any delegate selection processes to be as close as only four days after New Hampshire. Thanks to frontloading.blogspot.com for this news.
On May 24, Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy signed HB 5421, the National Popular Vote Plan bill. Connecticut is the first state to join the compact since before the 2016 election.
On May 24, the Democratic National Committee and its various national campaign committees filed a lawsuit against the Florida law that determines order of candidates on the ballot. Jacobson v Detzner, n.d., 1:18cv-95. It is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Mark E. Walker, an Obama appointee. Judge Walker is also the judge who recently ruled that Florida’s process for determining which ex-felons can have their voting rights restored is unconstitutionally arbitrary.
Florida law says the party that polled the most votes in the most recent gubernatorial race will always be listed first on general election ballots. Next are the nominees of the second-biggest party. Then the minor party candidates appear, and at the bottom, the independent candidates. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link.
A state trial court in Montana is holding a trial in the lawsuit in which the Democratic Party argues that the Green Party petition this year doesn’t have enough valid signatures. Typically the judge only hears the case one day per week. Another round occurred on Thursday, May 24. Here is a short news story about the May 24 hearing.
