Nathaniel Rakich, an analyst for FiveThirtyEight, here debunks the idea that when Libertarians are on the ballot, that automatically injures Republican nominees. The analysis details with three past Montana U.S. Senate elections.
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Jacobin has this in-depth article about No Labels, written by Andrew Perez. The title of the piece is inflammatory but the article itself is fact-based, detailed, and explains why No Labels need not reveal its donors at this time.
On Monday, April 10, the North Dakota House voted to override the veto of HB 1273. Governor Doug Burgum had vetoed it last week. It prohibits Fargo from continuing to use Approval Voting for elections for its own officers. Now the Senate will also consider whether to override the veto.
On April 6, the Delaware Senate passed SB 57, which provides that if a presidential elector does not vote for the nominee of his or her party, that elector is replaced with someone else who will. The bill does not specify whether the reference to a party presidential nominee refers to the national party, or the state party. In the past there have been instances when a state party nominated someone for president who was not the person who won that party’s national convention nomination. For instance, in 1968, the Alabama Democratic Party’s presidential nominee was George Wallace, whereas the national party nominee was Hubert Humphrey.
on April 7, the Maryland legislature passed SB 379, which moves the 2024 primary from April to the second Tuesday in May. The bill does not change the primary date for years beyond 2024. The reason for the bill is that, without a change, the 2024 primary would fall on Passover.