Arlington (VA) Democratic Primary RCV Vote Transfer Results

Here is a link to a FairVote analysis on the results of the June 20, 2023 Democratic Party Primary for the Arlington County, Virginia Board of Supervisors that used multiwinner Ranked Choice Voting. The vote transfer process is illustrated about halfway down the webpage:

https://fairvote.org/analyzing-results-from-arlingtons-first-proportional-rcv-election/

Hearing Set for Michigan Libertarian Trademark Lawsuit

A U.S. District Court in Ann Arbor, Michigan, will hold a hearing in Libertarian National Committee v Saliba, e.d., 5:23cv-11074, on Wednesday, August 23, at 1 p.m. The Libertarian National Committee seeks a preliminary injunction against one faction of the state party, to prevent that faction from holding itself out as the Libertarian Party of Michigan.

Delaware Bill to Move Non-Presidential Primary from September to April

Fifteen Delaware legislators have introduced HB 215, which moves the non-presidential primary from September to the fourth Tuesday in April. It also requires parties that nominate by convention to have chosen their nominees by March 15, and to submit their names by April 1. Current law allows the names to be submitted by September 1.

The bill is discriminatory because minor parties (those which nominate by convention) would need to have chosen their nominees more than a month before the major parties.

Minor party presidential and vice-presidential nominees would not need to be filed until the Tuesday after that party’s presidential convention.