An Emerson College poll released April 16 shows that two Republicans could still place first and second in the California primary for Governor. See here.
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On April 14, an Arizona state trial court ruled that Hugh Lytle may remain on the Arizona Independent Party primary ballot as a candidate for Governor. Beckman v Lytle, cv2026-014350. See this story. Lytle had been challenged because he put a business address on his petition instead of his actual residence.
UPDATE: here is the six-page decision.
According to this story, the Arizona Green Party this year is again suffering from insincere candidates running in its primaries. This is an old problem for the Arizona Green Party. It shows once again that small qualified parties ought to have the ability to nominate by convention.
On April 14, the Hawaii Senate passed HB 1716 after amending it. This is the bill that eases the definition of a qualified party. Because the Senate amended it, it must return to the House to see if the House agrees with the amendment.
As amended, the bill says that if a party has been on the ballot two elections in a row, then it is automatically on the ballot for the next ten years. Current law is similar, but says the party must have qualified three elections in a row, not two.
The Senate vote was unanimous, except that one Senator voted “yes with reservations.” Hawaii is the only state that lets legislators choose to cast a “yes” vote with no reservations, or instead to cast a “yes” vote with reservations.
Supporters of fusion sued Wisconsin almost a year ago, arguing that the State Constitution requires the state to let two parties jointly nominate the same candidate. After months of gathering evidence, the pro-fusion side has filed its brief in Dane County Circuit Court. Here is that brief. United Wisconsin v Wisconsin Elections Commission, 2025cv001438.
Somewhat similar lawsuits are pending in Kansas and New Jersey.