Nebraska Primary Election Returns

Posted on by May 16, 2024
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On May 14, Nebraska held primaries for four parties. See the results here.

The Libertarian presidential primary unofficial results are: Chase Oliver 294, Charles Ballay 237, Jacob Hornberger 192, Lars Mapstead 172, Michael Rectenwald 119, Mike ter Maat 64. The candidates were listed in alphabetical order. Here is the sample ballot.

The Secretary of State didn’t permit the Legal Marijuana Now Party to have a presidential primary, because the Secretary of State said there were no newspaper stories about any individual that might be seeking that party’s presidential nomination. The Nebraska law tells the Secretary of State to put presidential primary candidates on the ballot if they are discussed in the news media. That does not mean the Legal Marijuana Now Party can’t choose a presidential nominee for the November ballot.

For the 6-year U.S. Senate term, no one entered the Democratic primary. No Libertarian did either, but the Legal Marijuana Now Party had a cotested primary, which was won b Kerry Eddy. There will be an independent candidate on the November ballot for that Senate race. Both of Nebraska’s Senate seats are up this year.

Louisiana U.S. House District Boundaries for 2024 Finally Settled

Posted on by May 15, 2024
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On May 15, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order in Robinson v Callais, 23A994. It says the Louisiana legislature’s latest law (passed in April 2024) on the boundaries of 2024 U.S. House districts can take effect. The original redistricting plan had been held to violate the Voting Rights Act. The legislature’s new plan changed the district boundaries to provide two, not one, majority-black districts.

After the legislature’s second plan had been enacted, opponents of that play won a stay from a U.S. District Court against those new districts, on the grounds that the new districts emphasize race too much. But the district court’s latest decision is now stayed. Today the U.S. Supreme Court issued a short order, saying the Purcell Principle determines the matter, at least for the 2024 election. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented, writing here that the Purcell Principle (which says federal courts shouldn’t make last-minute election law changes) does not apply, because the election is almost six months away. Louisiana doesn’t have congressional primaries; it just has elections, held in November for congress. If no one gets a majority, there is a run-off in December.

Illinois Republican Party Sues to Block New Law that Eliminates Ability of Parties to Nominate Candidates After the Primary

Posted on by May 15, 2024
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On May 10, the Illinois Republican Party filed a lawsuit in state court to block the new law that eliminates the ability of parties to nominate candidates for state legislature after the March primary is over. Collazo v Illinois State Board of Elections, Sangamon County Circuit Court, 2024CH-000032.

The lawsuit says it violates due process to pass a bill that restricts ballot access and make it effective immediately.

Biden-Trump Presidential Debate Tentatively Set For June 27 Might Possibly include Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

Posted on by May 15, 2024
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CNN hopes to sponsor a debate between President Biden and former President Trump on June 27, Thursday, in Atlanta. There is a tentative agreement. If Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is at 15% in the polls as of June 20, and if he can show that he is ballot-qualified in states with at least 270 electoral votes, he is also invited.

The date of this debate is far earlier than any past general election presidential debate. All the others have been in October or late September.