The Colorado Republican Party has said it might hold caucuses to choose delegates to the 2024 Republican national convention, if former President Donald Trump is not on the primary ballot. However, there are difficulties for the party, which are explained in by Josh Putnam, a leading expert on the presidential delegate selection process. The national Republican Party rules required states to have submitted their plan for choosing delegates by October 1, 2023. The national Republican Party could waive this rule. But there are also logistical problems.

To read the Putnam analysis, go to www.frontloadinghq.com. Then click on the link to the gift article at FrontloadingHQPlus.

On December 21, U.S. District Court Judge Irene C. Berger, an Obama appointee, issued an opinion in Castro v Warner, s.d., 2:23cv-598. This is John Anthony Castro’s lawsuit to keep former President Donald Trump off the West Virginia Republican presidential primary ballot. The 14-page decision says that Castro lacks standing.

The decision has a list of the other similar cases that Castro has lost.

On December 22, the Vermont Secretary of State released a list of candidates who qualified for the Democratic presidential primary, and the Republican presidential primary. There are six candidates on each ballot. Candidates qualified by submitting 500 signatures. The Secretary of State’s office issued a statement saying the office does not have the authority to adjudicate qualifications, and former President Donald Trump is on the Republican list. Thanks to William Stevenson for the link.