Texas Representative Bryan Slaton (R-Royse City), has introduced HB 239. It would create partisan registration in Texas. Currently no Texas voter registration form or any other goverenment form asks voters to choose a party. Here is the text. Thanks to Jim Riley for this news. The bill would apparently permit voters to register as members of an unqualified party.
Two New York Democratic State Senators, James Skoufis and Brad Hoylman, have introduced SB 437. It would move the New York presidential primary from April to late June, so that the primary for other office would be combined with the presidential primary.
Ironically, if the bill were enacted, it would conflict with Republican and Democratic national rules, which do not permit presidential primaries later than the first week of June.
In 2020, New York held presidential primaries in late June, and the national parties overlooked the rules transgression. New York had cancelled its presidential primaries in 2020, but then the state courts had ruled the cancellation was unlawful, so they were held late.
On November 8, 2022, in Utah’s State Representative race, 29th district, the Constitution Party nominee, Kirk Pearson, outpolled his Democratic opponent. The Republican nominee won with 10,832 votes, followed by Pearson with 2,254, and then the Democratic nominee with 2,131.
Michigan State Senator Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield) has introduced SB 13, which would move the presidential primary from March to the last Tuesday in February. Thanks to Josh Putnam for this news.
New Hampshire Representatives Mike Moffett and Joseph Guthrie have introduced HB 101, which would close New Hampshire primaries. Currently New Hampshire has semi-closed primaries. Independents are free to choose any primary ballot at the primary polls, but must declare themselves members (even if very temporarily) of the party whose primary ballot they chose.
