Georgie held a special election for State Senate, 11th district, on January 31. Here is a link to the results.
When this seat was last up, in November 2022, there had been only one candidate on the ballot, the Republican nominee.
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on Saturday, February 4, the Democratic National Committee determined that in 2024, the early Democratic presidential primaries and caucuses should proceed on this calendar: South Carolina on February 3, New Hampshire and Nevada on February 6, Georgia on February 13, Michigan on February 27, and all others in the period March through early June.
However, the Republican National Committee has no plans to change its early calendar, which still consists of Iowa first, then New Hampshire, then South Carolina, then Nevada, all in February; other states March through June.
If the New Hampshire legislature ignores the Democratic plan, the Democratic Party may deprive New Hampshire Democrats of part or all of their national convention delegation, and also provide that New Hampshire Democratic delegates be chosen in caucuses, or in a party-administered primary. The Democratic Party will probably also not be able to persuade the Georgia legislature to make the needed date change. But the Michigan primary has already been moved to the February 27 date, and Nevada Democrats are free to hold their caucuses regardless of state election laws.
In 2020, the only February presidential primaries were in New Hampshire (February 11) and South Carolina (February 29).
On February 2, the Missouri House passed HJR 43. It is a proposed constitutional amendment to require statewide initiatives to pass with 60% of the popular vote. If the bill passes the entire legislature, it will be on the ballot as a ballot measure in 2024.
The measure is worded so that the first sentence says the measure would require voters to be U.S. citizens. The language about raising the vote threshold to 60% follows, and is therefore less visible. Thanks to Ken Bush for this news.
The Oklahoma Election Board has released a new registration tally, as of January 15, 2023. The new percentages: Republican 51.88%; Democratic 29.48%; Libertarian .90%; independent and miscellaneous 17.74%.
As of November 1, 2022, the percentages had been: Republican 51.19%; Democratic 29.95%; Libertarian .86%; independent and miscellaneous 18.00%.
Two Colorado Republican legislators, Senator Barbara Kirkmeyer and Representative Mary Bradfield, have introduced SB23-101. Current law gives candidates of major parties two methods to get on a primary ballot. Either they win substantial support at a party meeting, or they petition on to the primary ballot. The bill eliminates the first path.
The bill also changes nominating procedures for qualified minor parties, and eliminates their ability to nominate by convention. Instead, each person who wants a minor party nomination must submit a burdensome petition. If only one candidate from any particular party submits a petition for a particular office, that person is deemed to be nominated. But if two or more candidates submit petitions for the same office, a primary is held for the minor party for that office. Thanks to Caryn Ann Harlos for this news.