New York Bills for an April 2 Presidential Primary

Posted on by June 7, 2023
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On June 5, bills were introduced in the New York legislature to move the presidential primaries to April 2. They are A7690 and S7550, and they are expected to pass quickly.

New York holds its primaries for non-presidential office in June. It is expensive to hold primaries on two different dates.

In 2020 the New York presidential primaries were June 23, because then-Governor Andrew Cuomo had cancelled them by executive order but then state courts had ruled he didn’t have authority to do that. Therefore the presidential primaries were delayed and were on the same day as the primaries for non-presidential office.

In 2016 the New York presidential primaries were on April 19 and the congressional primaries were on June 28.

Hawaii Legislature Adjourns Without Having Passed Bill for a Presidential Primary

Posted on by June 6, 2023
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The Hawaii legislature adjourned last month without having passed SB 1005, which would have established presidential primaries for the first time in the state’s history. The bill had passed both houses but the two versions differed, and the conference committee didn’t act before the legislature went home.

The bill is still alive for the second half of the session, in early 2024.

The bill to change ballot order from alphabetical to random, SB 47, also did not pass in time, although it too is still alive for the 2024 part of the session.

Almost Half of Voters Would Consider Voting for a Third Choice if the Major Parties Nominate Biden & Trump

Posted on by June 6, 2023
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On June 6, a NewsNation & Decision Desk HQ poll was released. It says almost half of voters would consider voting for someone other than the major party nominees for president in 2024, if those major party nominees are President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. It also shows that 60% of voters age 55 or younger would consider voting against both major party nominees.

Reply Briefs Filed in Arizona Ballot Access Case Involving No Labels Party

Posted on by June 8, 2023
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On June 5, two more briefs were filed in Arizona Democratic Party v No Labels, the case in which the Democratic Party is suing to remove the No Labels Party from the Arizona ballot. Both briefs are on the side of No Labels.

Here is the No Labels brief.

Here is the Secretary of State’s brief. The Secretary of State is a Democrat, but nevertheless believes that No Labels should remain on the ballot.

UPDATE: here is a news story about the briefs.