On September 22, proponents of a North Dakota initiative filed a federal lawsuit against the state’s ban on out-of-state circulators for initiative petitions. Hendrix v Howe, 1:23cv-185.
The case is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Hovland, a Bush Jr appointee. Here is the Complaint.
On September 22, New Hampshire Secretary of State said the filing period for presidential primary candidates is October 11 through October 27. However, the state still hasn’t set the date of the presidential primaries.
Secretary of State David Scanlon also said that he does not have the authority to keep Donald Trump off the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary ballot. Thanks to Darryl Perry for this news.
On September 20, the Pennsylvania Senate approved SB 224, which moves the primaries for all office in 2024 from late April to March 19. Only two Senators voted against the bill. They are Republicans Jarrett Coleman and Scott Hutchinson.
On September 20, Rasmussen Reports, a polling company, released a poll that includes a theoretical independent presidential candidacy by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. See this story. The poll says Kennedy would get 25% of the vote in the general election.
The Minnesota Supreme Court will hear Growe v Trump, A23-1354, on Tuesday, November 2. This is the case over whether former President Donald Trump should be on the Republican primary ballot on March 5.
