The California legislature will probably pass SB 970, which moves the primary in gubernatorial years from March to June. The bill passed the State Senate unanimously on June 11 and is moving forward in the Assembly.Source: California Likely to Move Primary in Gubernatorial Years from March to June...
Mike Bloomberg is jumping into the Democratic presidential race because he believes that Joe Biden is fading, opening the moderate lane next to Elizabeth Warren, sources close to the former New York mayor tell Axios.Source: Exclusive: Mike Bloomberg will "spend whatever it takes" in 2020...
Three states have filing deadlines within the next week. Michael R. Bloomberg’s renewed flirtation with a presidential campaign, less than three months before the Iowa caucuses, has brought back a perennial question: How late is too late?Source: 2020 Primaries Start in February. The Window for New Candidates Closes Earlier....
The California Constitution, Article II, sec. 5(a), says, “The legislature shall provide for primary elections for partisan offices, including an open presidential primary whereby the candidates on the ballot are those found by the Secretary of State to be recognized candidates.”Source: Hearing Set in California State Court Case Over Meaning of “Open Primary” in California Constitution for Presidential Primaries...
By Staff Writer 4:43 PM Michael R. Bloomberg is flirting once again with a run for president, but all signs point to a steep challenge for the billionaire and former New York City mayor if he makes a late entry into the race for the Democratic nomination.Source: Billionaire Michael Bloomberg files papers for presidential primary...
While a handful of other Republican state parties have made decisions throughout the summer months of 2019 to cancel 2020 primaries and caucuses, the Florida Republican Party has chosen not to join the club.Source: Florida GOP Eschews Presidential Primary Cancelation, but...
James Brooks at the Anchorage Daily News is reporting that the Alaska Republican Party state central committee has voted at a meeting this weekend to skip the presidential preference poll during next year's caucuses.Source: Alaska Republicans Scrap Presidential Preference Vote at 2020 Caucuses...
At the upcoming September 7 meeting of the Nevada Republican Party state central committee, the party will consider a series of resolutions to forgo a presidential preference vote at precinct caucuses next February.Source: Nevada Republicans to Consider Resolution to Skip 2020 Caucuses for Allocating Delegates...
On June 19, the California Assembly Elections Committee passed both bills that alter the California presidential primaries. SB 27 requires candidates to reveal the last five years of their tax returns.Source: California Assembly Elections Committee Passes Both Bills Affecting the Presidential Primary...
Thoughts on the invisible primary and links to the movements during the days that recently were...
