In a surprise move, a Missouri bill to restore the presidential primaries might pass after all, even though previous such bills had been defeated. Senator Andrew Koenig inserted language for presidential primaries into an unrelated bill that had been in conference committee, and on May 4 the House passed it. See this story about SB 96. The date of the primaries might be April or March.
In a recent Fox News interview, Senator Joe Lieberman, a leader of No Labels, said if the party runs a presidential candidate, “It doesn’t have to be all people in elective office and it could be retired military leaders or business leaders or people from the world of entertainment.” See here.
A coalition of groups are about to circulate a petition to use ranked choice voting for all Oregon federal and state elections. Here is the text. Thanks to James Belcher for the link.
On May 8, the Arizona Democratic Party filed this brief in Arizona Democratic Party v No Labels, Maricopa County Superior Court CV2023-004832. This is the case in which the Democratic Party is trying to remove No Labels Party from the ballot.
The Common Sense Party is about to start its petition drive for party status in Michigan. The Board of State Canvassers is expected to approve the petition forms on May 19. In Michigan, a party that wishes to petition must first get the petition format approved by the state. Thanks to Fairvote for this news.
