This news story covers the full first day of the trial in Colorado state court on whether former President Donald Trump should be barred from the Republican presidential primary ballot.
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The Constitution Party national convention will be April 17-20, in Salt Lake City. The presidential and vice-presidential nominees will be chosen on April 20. Thanks to Thom Holmes for this information.
On October 10, the North Caorlina legislature approved SB 747, an omnibus election bill. Among other changes, it amends the law concerning who can vote in partisan primaries. The old law said independents could vote in primaries if the party consented. The new law removes the procedure for a party to inform the state of its wishes about independent voters. Instead, it is now automatic for independents to choose a primary ballot if they wish, and there is no provision for a party to express its wishes about that.
The new law makes no concrete difference because in recent past elections, all parties with primaries have informed the state that they want independents to be able to vote in their primaries. Here is the text of the new law. See section 163-119.
The bill had been vetoed on August 24, 2023, but the legislature overrode the veto on October 10. The Governor’s veto message complained about other provisions in the bill; the Governor did not express any disapproval for the provision on who can vote in primaries. Thanks to Mike Drucker for this news.
On Monday, October 30, the trial started in a Colorado state trial court in Anderson v Griswold, the case over whether former President Donald Trump should be allowed on the Republican presidential primary ballot next year. See this story. The plaintiffs are presenting evidence about the January 6, 2021 incident at the national Capitol.
On November 5, 2024, Nevada voters will vote on a top-five system. It already passed in November 2022, but in Nevada, constitutional initiatives must pass two elections in a row in order to take effect. The Las Vegas Rview-Journal has this editorial, dated October 29, opposing the initiative. Thanks to Fairvote for the link.