The Massachusetts Libertarian Party presidential primary will list Jacob Hornberger, Mike ter Maat, Lars Mapstead, Chase Oliver, and Michael Rectenwald. The primary will be on “Super Tuesday”, March 5, 2024. Thanks to George Phillies for this information.
On December 20, the Michigan Secretary of State told the State Supreme Court that if it is going to hear the Trump ballot access case, there must be a decision by Friday, December 29. LaBrant v Benson, 166470. The Michigan presidential primaries are on February 27, earlier than almost any other state. See the Secretary of State’s filing here. The State Supreme Court hasn’t even agreed to hear the case yet; the appeal to that court was only made on December 18.
Although Texas does not have the statewide initiative or referendum, it does provide that political party primary ballots may have an initiative process. For the March 2024 Republican primary ballot, approximately 98,000 signatures are needed.
A group in favor of the secession of Texas from the United States recently submitted 139,000 signatures to get their idea on the Republican primary ballot. See this story. The Republican Party has the duty to verify the validity of the signatures.
U.S. District Court Allen C. Winsor will hear Steinberg v Democratic Party of Florida, n.d., 4:23cv-518, on Wednesday, January 10, at 10 a.m. This is the case filed by a Florida Democratic voter over the party’s presidential primary. The party decides which names appear, and has chosen only President Joe Biden. However, the party’s own rules say that the party will choose all “recognized” candidates for the Democratic nomination.
Here is the amended Complaint, in which Steinberg argues forcefully that Congressman Dean Phillips is “recognized” as a candidate for the Democratic nomination.
This case would probably be stronger if Phillips himself were a co-plaintiff.
On November 7, Mississippi held an election for state office. Shanda M. Yates was re-elected as an independent candidate. She had been elected to the House from the 64th district in 2019 as a Democrat. In January 2022 she said she was no longer a Democrat but that she was now an independent. She got 62.1% against a single opponent, a Republican. The 64 disrict includes part of Hinds and Madison Counties.
Mississipi voters also elected an independent to the State House in 2019. She was Angela Cockerham in the 96th district.
