The New York Times has this letter from former Connecticut Republican Congressman Christopher Shays, in support of expanding who can be included in the general election presidential debates. Shays was in Congress for 22 years.
According to this story, the Idaho Constitution Party will have a presidential primary next year. The focus of the story is Rev. Scott A. Copeland, who is seeking the party’s presidential nomination and who is campaigning around the nation. He lives in Texas.
According to this story, the Virginia Republican Party may not hold a presidential primary next year. In Virginia, parties may decide for themselves whether to use primaries or conventions for any partisan office.
On March 10, Pennsylvania Representative Keith Greiner (R-Lancaster) introduced HB 1318. It moves the primary in presidential years, for all office, from April to mid-March. Here is the text of the bill. If enacted, the bill would have no impact on petition deadlines for independent candidates and the nominees of unqualified parties. Thanks to Josh Putnam of FrontloadingHQ for this news.
This wikipedia article has the preliminary popular vote for the June 7 congressional election in Mexico. The official results will be released soon, and then it will be possible to know how many seats each party won.