Although it is well-known that Eugene V. Debs, Socialist Party nominee, ran for president while imprisoned in 1920, this Seattle Times story provides many interesting details. Thanks to Steve Kamp for the link.
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On March 30, the New Hampshire Senate unanimously passed CACR9, which says that New Hampshire’s presidential primary will always be the first presidential primary in the nation. Assuming this passes the House, as a proposed constitutional amendment, it will be on the ballot for voters to approve in November 2024.
Illinois Senate Bill 2306 would move the petition deadline for primary candidates from December of the year before the election, to November of the year before the election. The Illinois primary for all office is in March of election years. The bill is dead because it failed to move out of committee by March 31.
On March 31, the No Labels organization gave its “seal of approval” to Adam Frisch, who is a Democrat running for Congress next year in Colorado’s Third District. See this story.
Florida election law says an elected public official who files to run for an office, other than the one the officer already holds, must resign from his or her elected position. There is speculation that the legislature may amend this law, so that Governor Ron DeSantis can file for presidential primaries in 2024 without resigning the Governorship. See this story.